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IT worker claimed abuse images were of 'adults posing as children'
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Robert Traynor, 54, pleaded guilty to possessing 1,938 images and 183 videos of child pornography, and to producing 1,650 computer‑generated images that contravened the 1998 child trafficking pornography act. Traynor claimed the material depicted adults posing as children, a statement rejected by the court. Gardaí linked his home to a peer‑to‑peer network through his internet provider, and seized an external drive containing 65 video files and hundreds of images of girls aged six to twelve, as well as encrypted computer‑generated images of young girls with sex toys or beside naked males. The judge, after hearing Traynor's defence that the images were "skirting the boundaries", found the material to be clearly child pornography. With no prior convictions, the judge ordered a probation report and adjourned sentencing to March 12 of the following year.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: IT worker claimed abuse images were of 'adults posing as children'. Charges or matters: possession of 1,938 images and 183 videos of "child pornography" on February 2, 2018. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- February 2, 2018 Incident
- September 22, 2014 Incident
- February 2018 Incident
- March 12 Adjournment
- 2020-12-17 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: possession of 1,938 images and 183 videos of "child pornography" on February 2, 2018 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Noting the absence of any previous offending, Judge Codd ordered a probation report and adjourned sentence to March 12 next year.; Noting the absence of any previous offending, Judge Codd ordered a probation report and adjourned sentence to March 12 next year.
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