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Suspended sentence over child porn

Summary

Philip Nolan, 30, of Tallaght, pleaded guilty in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of child pornography, including text stories, images and videos, found in his home during a 2011 search. Australian investigators had alerted Irish authorities via Interpol about an IP address linked to Nolan's residence. Forensic examination in 2017 uncovered 106 files, including videos of pre‑teens masturbating, images of pre‑teen boys and girls with exposed genitals, and hentai images depicting five‑year‑olds in penetrative sex with an adult male. Nolan admitted attempting to masturbate to the material but expressed shame and regret. Judge Pauline Codd imposed a suspended sentence of two and a half years, conditional on Nolan attending a sexual offenders treatment programme. He was deemed low risk of re‑offending, had no prior convictions, and had accepted responsibility for his actions.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Suspended sentence over child porn. Charges or matters: possession of child pornography in the form of text stories, images and videos at his home on May 4, 2011. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• May 4, 2011 Incident
• May 2011 Other
• January 2017 Other
• 2018-06-26 Publication

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