2026-05-21 · Dublin
Undercover sting operation by US special agent sees civil servant jailed for distributing child abuse material
David Smyth (55) has been jailed for four and a half years for distributing and possessing child abuse material. The case came to light through an undercover sting operation by a US special agent who interacted with an alias believed to be used by Smyth on the Kik app. Gardai traced the IP address to Ireland and searched Smyth's home, recovering…