Barry Watters has child-porn sentence cut on appeal

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Barry Watters was resentenced to five years and eight months, with the final 18 months suspended, by the Court of Appeal on 25 June 2019 after convictions for public indecency and child-pornography possession. The offences involved exposing himself to children travelling to school in Dublin and possessing child pornography at Middle Abbey Street, Dublin.

The court reduced the sentence after finding that maximum terms for both offences should not have been imposed consecutively. Watters must comply with strict conditions, including probation supervision, attendance at a sex-offender programme, no contact with young children and restrictions on internet use.