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"Quiet and shy" man jailed for child porn after DPP appeal
Summary
Greg Lordan, 29, of Parish Field, Clonakilty, pleaded guilty in Cork Circuit Criminal Court to possessing 1,027 images of child pornography on 16 February 2017. He had an old mobile phone containing 638 images of child nudity, 386 images of sexual activity involving children and adults, and three images of a child with an animal. The original judge, Seán O'Donnabháin, imposed a wholly suspended three‑year sentence on 9 November 2018, which the Court of Appeal found unduly lenient. On appeal, Patrick McCarthy re‑sentenced Lordan to three years imprisonment, suspending the final two years. He must enter a good‑behaviour bond for the suspended period and was taken into custody immediately. Lordan had no prior convictions, had cooperated with Gardaí, and had undergone therapy, but the Court emphasised the need for deterrence in sentencing.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: "Quiet and shy" man jailed for child porn after DPP appeal. Charges or matters: possessing child pornography at his home on February 16, 2017. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- February 16, 2017 Incident
- November 9, 2018 Incident
- February 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2019-05-14 Publication
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Appellant
Charges: possessing child pornography at his home on February 16, 2017 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He was given a wholly suspended three year sentence by Judge Seán O'Donnabháin on November 9, 2018, which was found to be "unduly lenient" by the Court of Appeal today. Mr Justice McCarthy, who sat with President of the Court of Appeal Mr Justice George Birmingham and Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy, re-sentenced Lordan to three years imprisonment with the final two suspended.
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