Appellant loses appeal over child pornography offence

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The appellant’s appeal against conviction for facilitating child pornography was dismissed by the Court of Appeal in its judgment dated 21 December 2015.

He had been convicted at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of facilitating child pornography, sexual exploitation of a child and child cruelty.

The Court of Appeal found the trial was satisfactory and the convictions were safe after reviewing challenges to admitted evidence.

The judgment records that he had received five years’ imprisonment, with the final 12 months suspended, on two counts, and three years for child cruelty, with the sentences concurrent.

The judgment dealt with the conviction appeal only.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.