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Sex worker found with thousands of 'depraved' child abuse images
Summary
Bruno Binda De Souza, a 31‑year‑old transgender Brazilian woman known as Bruna Meirelles, was sentenced to three years in prison in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for possessing thousands of child pornography images. She pleaded guilty to four counts of possession on a MacBook and three iPhones, five counts of production of child pornography through text conversations, and one count of distribution between December 2017 and July 2020. The images, described as "depraved," were found on her devices during searches in 2018, 2019, and 2020, and included 41 category one images and up to 2,464 category one images on a phone. Garda investigations revealed 900,000 messages discussing child sexual activity. De Souza had no prior convictions, cooperated with authorities, and expressed remorse. She is married to an Irish man but will be deported after her sentence. The court noted her use of crystal meth and prostitution as influencing factors but affirmed her responsibility for the offences.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Sex worker found with thousands of 'depraved' child abuse images. Charges or matters: four counts of the possession of child pornography on a Mac Book and three iPhones, five counts of production of child pornography and one count of distribution of child pornography on three dates between December 2017 and July 2020. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- December 2017 Incident
- July 2020 Incident
- September 2018 Other
- August 2019 Other
- 2021-03-25 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: four counts of the possession of child pornography on a Mac Book and three iPhones, five counts of production of child pornography and one count of distribution of child pornography on three dates between December 2017 and July 2020 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: A sex worker found to be in possession of thousands of "depraved" child abuse images has been jailed for three years. He imposed a three-year sentence, backdated to when she went into custody.
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