2018-05-17
Father-of-four avoids jail over accessing child porn on Kik Messenger
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Manning was sentenced to 18 months fully suspended today on condition that he be supervised by the Probation Service for that period. Judge Cormac Quinn said the headline sentence for the offence was two and a half years, but he was taking into account mitigating factors including Manning's early guilty plea and his remorse.