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Former child care worker sent abuse photo of daughter
Summary
A 37‑year‑old former child carer, whose name is withheld to protect his daughter, admitted to Gardaí that he photographed his daughter, aged about seven or eight, exiting a shower and sent the image online in exchange for explicit photos of his nephew. He pleaded guilty to three counts of possessing, producing and disseminating child pornography and one count of possessing a child sexual abuse image, all relating to Skype conversations from 17–20 February 2016. At a sentence hearing in May, the court noted he had previously been arrested in June 2019 after being flagged for accessing online child sex abuse material. He received a two‑year suspended sentence from Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, with the suspension contingent on engagement with the Probation Service, sex‑offender treatment, and therapeutic work. The judge emphasised that the suspended term would involve intensive supervision and that the defendant is prohibited from unsupervised contact with children. No custodial time is imposed.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Former child care worker sent abuse photo of daughter. Charges or matters: three counts of possessing, producing and disseminating child pornography within the State on dates between February 17 and February 20, 2016 in relation to the Skype conversations; one count of possessing a child sexual abuse image. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- June 2019 Incident
- February 17 Incident
- February 20, 2016 Incident
- 2021-07-27 Publication
Why: The court heard he was keeping the image in order to trade it for images of boys. Court evidence reported by CNI
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: three counts of possessing, producing and disseminating child pornography within the State on dates between February 17 and February 20, 2016 in relation to the Skype conversations; one count of possessing a child sexual abuse image (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He received a two-year suspended sentence today at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. She imposed a two-year sentence, which she suspended in full on condition that the man engage with the Probation Service for those two years, be assessed for sex offender's treatment and "engage constructively" with any therapeutic work.
Places mentioned
Topics
Sexual Offences Stage Sentence
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