2022-01-25
Jail time halved for man who viewed bestiality child abuse images
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Paul Nolan (57), formerly of Ripley Hills, Bray, Co Wicklow but now a prisoner at Midlands Prison, was sentenced to four years imprisonment with two years suspended after pleading guilty to two counts of possession of child pornography, contrary to Section 6 (1) of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act at Wicklow Circuit Criminal Court last November. Sentencing Nolan to two-years imprisonment, with the final 12 months suspended for three years, the judge said Nolan would have to remain under the supervision of the Probation Services for three years after his release from custody.