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"Serious threat to society" is jailed for sexual assault of boy
Summary
A 39‑year‑old man, described by the court as a paedophile who poses a serious threat to society, was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for sexual assault and child pornography offences. He pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault against an older boy aged 10‑11 and to producing child pornography involving that boy between September and December 2012. He also pleaded guilty to producing child pornography involving a younger boy aged 4‑5 in July 2013, and admitted possession of child pornography in December 2014 and contravening a sex offenders order in May 2016. The judge imposed a suspended 18‑month period and required the offender to engage in services and counselling while in custody. Gardaí seized laptops, an external hard drive and a USB key containing thousands of category‑one and category‑two images and videos of the two boys, which were identified by the police and specialist interviewers.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: "Serious threat to society" is jailed for sexual assault of boy. Charges or matters: two counts of sexual assault against the older boy and producing child pornography involving this boy on dates between September and December 2012; producing child pornography involving the younger boy in July 2013. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- December 2012 Incident
- July 2013 Incident
- December 2014 Incident
- May 2016 Incident
- 2018-03-23 Publication
Why: He said the accused man had refused to take up remission at the end of that sentence, instead staying in prison because he wished to remain in therapy where he was getting the help he needed. CNI source report
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: two counts of sexual assault against the older boy and producing child pornography involving this boy on dates between September and December 2012; producing child pornography involving the younger boy in July 2013 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: By Fiona Ferguson and Isabel Hayes A sex offender described as posing a "serious threat to society" has been jailed for five years. He imposed a sentence of six-and-half years and suspended the final 18 months on a number of conditions, including that the man engage in services and counselling available to him in custody. "There's no perfect solution in relation to (this man's) particular predilection but this court must sentence him justly for the crimes he has committed," Judge Nolan said. "I hope for (his) sake, and particularly for society, that he conquers his particular predilection." Garda Paul Flood told Finnuala O'Sullivan BL, prosecuting, that gardai searched the accused man's home in December 2014 after receivin
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
Topics
Sexual Offences Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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