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Second child porn video discovered after man challenged first charge
Summary
Michael McDonald Agu, 57, a father of five, was jailed for 18 months after two child‑pornography videos were found on his phone during a 2018 Garda search for drugs. The first two‑minute clip showed a juvenile male raping an infant male; a second six‑minute clip depicted a woman interacting with three juvenile males. Agu had been charged with possession of child pornography and, after withdrawing his challenge to the evidence, pleaded guilty to both charges on 31 October 2018. He was already serving a four‑year sentence for drug possession, with release scheduled for September 2021. Judge Martin Nolan confirmed the videos were undoubtedly child pornography, noted that Agu had accepted responsibility, and set the 18‑month term to begin immediately rather than run consecutively with the drug sentence. Agu is married, has five daughters and a ten‑year‑old granddaughter, and suffers from several medical conditions.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Second child porn video discovered after man challenged first charge. Charges or matters: two charges of knowingly possessing child pornography on October 31, 2018. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- October 2018 Other
- October 31, 2018 Incident
- September 2021 Incident
- 2019-10-14 Publication
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Background Person
Charges: two charges of knowingly possessing child pornography on October 31, 2018 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He was later jailed for four years for the drugs he was caught with during that garda search and is due for release in September 2021. Judge Nolan said McDonald Agu's sentence of 18 months in prison was to begin today rather than be served consecutively to the four year term he is currently serving.
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