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Man guilty of producing child porn through "obscene" online text conversations
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial, Mark Mulligan, 39, was found guilty of producing child pornography after a jury heard that he had engaged in online conversations with an unknown person, using the handle rodub82, in which he discussed raping, torturing and kidnapping children. Mulligan claimed the exchanges were "fantasy" and that he had never intended to act on them. He sent a non‑explicit photograph of a three‑year‑old boy and made statements about wanting to rape the boy's father, kill the boy's parents and kill the boy himself. The jury, after a one‑day trial, returned a unanimous verdict of guilty in 44 minutes. Judge Patricia Ryan remanded Mulligan in custody for sentencing in November. The case was presented as a private conversation between two men hiding behind assumed identities, but the court found the content amounted to child pornography. The article does not provide any further details about sentencing or subsequent proceedings. Mark Mulligan pleaded not guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man guilty of producing child porn through "obscene" online text conversations. Charges or matters: the production of child pornography at his home on dates between March 1 and March 17, 2013. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- March 1 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 17, 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2014-10-16 Publication
Why: In text conversations over Skype with an unknown person Mulligan said he would "love to rape" the three year old son of a woman he knew, because she "pissed" him off. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: the production of child pornography at his home on dates between March 1 and March 17, 2013 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Outcome: Judge Patricia Ryan remanded Mulligan in custody for sentencing in November and thanked the jury for their service.
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