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Art supplies shop manager avoids jail over child porn

Summary

In 2018, Gardaí searched the premises of M Kennedy and Sons, a Dublin art supplies shop, after a credit card company alerted them that the manager, Fionnbarr Kennedy, had purchased child pornography online. Kennedy, 56, was found to have a laptop and two phones. Forensic analysis of the laptop recovered 466 images, of which 180 depicted girls under 17 in sexual activity and 280 showed exposed genitalia; the phones contained no images. Kennedy pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on July 27, 2010, and was sentenced to two and a half years in prison, a sentence fully suspended. The court noted a significant delay in charging him, citing a backlog at the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau, and acknowledged that Kennedy had not distributed the images. He had no prior convictions and had since remarried and engaged in counselling, expressing regret for his involvement.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Art supplies shop manager avoids jail over child porn. Charges or matters: possession of child pornography at Kennedy and Sons on Harcourt Street, Dublin, on July 27, 2010. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• July 27, 2010 Incident
• June 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2018-06-05 Publication

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