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Lotto worker showed colleague child abuse video
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing on 15 March 2022, Marko Lovric, 28, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography after showing a video of a child and an adult simulating sex to a colleague at the National Lottery Headquarters. The incident, which occurred on 1 September 2019, led to a Garda investigation that seized four videos depicting child abuse, including rape and exposure of genital areas. Lovric, who had no prior convictions, cooperated fully with the investigation and expressed remorse. Judge Melanie Greally imposed a nine‑month sentence, suspended in full on the condition that he engage with the Probation Service for 18 months. He was also required to participate in "safer lives" and "harmful sexual behaviour in the community" programmes while under supervision. Lovric was suspended from work and is registered as a sex offender. He hopes to return to Croatia after the matter is resolved.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Lotto worker showed colleague child abuse video. Charges or matters: possession of the material at National Lottery Office, Abbey Street Lower, Dublin on September 1, 2019. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- September 1, 2019 Incident
- 2022-03-15 Publication
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Defendant
Charges: possession of the material at National Lottery Office, Abbey Street Lower, Dublin on September 1, 2019 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Greally accepted a submission from the defence that Lovric is willing to engage with the Probation Service before she imposed a nine-month sentence which she suspended in full on condition that he engage with the Probation Service for 18 months.
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