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No jail for father-of-one caught with thousands of child abuse images

Summary

Michal Wojciak, 36, of Ridgewood Grove, Swords, Dublin, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography at the District Court and was sentenced by Judge Cormac Quinn in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to a fully suspended two‑year prison term. The offence involved over 4,000 images and videos, seized from his former home in Sandyford on 19 September 2012, and later analysed in August 2016, revealing 681 videos and 3,873 images of pre‑teen and teenage girls in sexual activities. Wojciak admitted the possession, denied actively seeking the material, and cooperated fully with Gardaí, providing all requested items and information. He has no prior convictions, and a probation report and psychologist's assessment deemed him low risk of re‑offending. The judge ordered him to maintain good behaviour, remain under probation supervision, participate in a sex‑offender treatment programme, and avoid contact with any child under 18 except in the presence of a parent or guardian.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: No jail for father-of-one caught with thousands of child abuse images. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• September 19, 2012 Incident
• August 2016 Other
• January 2018 Incident
• 2019-06-05 Publication

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