Case-subject index

Court reports mentioning Joseph O'Connor

This page indexes source-named court-report mentions. Legal stage and outcome are shown separately for each report.

2020-01-28

Retired garda loses appeal against child abuse videos conviction

Stage: Appeal

Plea: Not guilty

Finding: Acquitted

Outcome: Acquitted; He was acquitted on one count, but found guilty on all other counts by a jury, before being sentenced to two years imprisonment by Judge Elma Sheahan on February 15, 2019.

2019-11-18

Garda appeals child porn conviction

Stage: Appeal

Plea: Not guilty

Finding: Acquitted

Outcome: Acquitted; O'Connor was acquitted on one count, but found guilty on all other counts by a jury, before being sentenced to two years imprisonment by Judge Elma Sheahan on February 15, 2019.

2019-02-15

Garda is jailed for having child porn

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Not guilty

Outcome: Judge Sheahan set a headline sentence of three and a half years which she reduced to two years after taking into consideration O'Connor's position as a garda and the support of his family.

2019-01-14

Garda to be sentenced for having child porn

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Not guilty

Outcome: He asked the court to consider imposing a non-custodial sentence and he asked Judge Sheehan to postpone imposing a sentence so that psychologist's report could be provided to the court.

2018-11-12

Long-serving garda to be sentenced in New Year for having child porn

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Not guilty

Finding: Found guilty

Outcome: Found guilty; He asked for time for his client to be able to gather reports for the court for the sentence hearing.; This morning Judge Elma Sheahan remanded O'Connor on continuing bail to January 14th next.

2018-11-07

Garda convicted of having child porn

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Not guilty

Finding: Found guilty

Outcome: Found guilty; He asked for time for his client to be able to gather reports for the court for the sentence hearing.; She remanded O'Connor on continuing bail to next Monday 12th.

2018-11-06

Jury deliberating in trial of garda accused of having child porn

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2018-11-05

Garda told investigators "somebody else" must have downloaded child sex images

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Not guilty