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Five years for paedophile who sexually abused and exploited boy (10)
Summary
A 42‑year‑old Dublin man was sentenced to five years' imprisonment for child pornography offences and for sexually abusing a young boy. He pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault, sexual exploitation and producing child pornography between 2011 and 2013, and to possession of child pornography for distribution in 2006 and possession of child porn images, videos, texts and documents in 2013. Gardaí seized over 55,000 images, more than 6,000 videos and almost 4,500 text files from the man's computer, external hard drive and mobile phone. The court heard that some 13,000 images depicted children, mostly pre‑teenagers, in sexual activity with adults, and that 19 videos showed extreme child abuse, including victims as young as five months. The man had previously been convicted in 2006 of sexual assault of a child and received a suspended sentence.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Five years for paedophile who sexually abused and exploited boy (10). Charges or matters: two counts of sexually assaulting a boy, sexual exploitation of a boy and producing child pornography between 2011 and 2013; possessing child pornography for distribution within in the State on July 11, 2006 and to possessing child porn images, videos, texts and documents on computer media on December 9, 2013. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- July 11, 2006 Incident
- December 9, 2013 Incident
- May 8, 2018 Incident
- 2011 and 2013 Other
- 2019-04-12 Publication
Why: Judge Greally said that 19 videos showed "child abuse at its most extreme," because of the "unimaginable depravity" of the sexual acts being perpetrated on the children and the extremely young age of some of the victims. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: two counts of sexually assaulting a boy, sexual exploitation of a boy and producing child pornography between 2011 and 2013; possessing child pornography for distribution within in the State on July 11, 2006 and to possessing child porn images, videos, texts and documents on computer media on December 9, 2013 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: By Aoife Nic Ardghail and Jessica Magee A 42-year-old Dublin man has been jailed for five years for child pornography offences and for abusing and sexually exploiting a young boy. She sentenced him to a total of five years in prison, backdated to the day of his arrest on May 8, 2018.
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Topics
Sexual Offences Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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