Case-subject index
This page indexes source-named court-report mentions. Legal stage and outcome are shown separately for each report.
2019-01-30
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: McGinty was given a wholly suspended sentence by Judge Karen O'Connor on March 15, 2018. He said the decision to suspend McGinty's sentence fell at the "very outer limit" of the Circuit Court judge's margin of discretion but did not fall outside of the available range.
2018-03-15
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She sentenced him to four years in jail and fully suspended the sentence, saying the delay in obtaining the evidence, McGinty's efforts to rehabilitate himself and the relatively low number of images all contributed to her decision. "Crimes such as these target the most vulnerable and very often the most deprived children.