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Jail for young man who posted intimate images of teen ex on Snapchat
Summary
A 20‑year‑old Dublin man was jailed for six months after posting a collage of intimate images of his teenage ex‑girlfriend on Snapchat to 1,100 followers. He pleaded guilty to one count of distributing intimate images without consent on 21 September 2021, the offence having become criminal only seven months earlier. The judge, Dara Hayes, noted the modern nature of the crime and the potential audience. He imposed a headline sentence of two years, reduced to 18 months after mitigating factors, and suspended the final 12 months on strict conditions: engagement with probation for 18 months, required treatments, disclosure of any intimate relationship, and no contact with the victim. The offender was 19 at the time of the offence, the victim 18, and some images were taken when she was 17. The victim did not attend the hearing, and a victim impact statement was submitted but not read.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Jail for young man who posted intimate images of teen ex on Snapchat. Charges or matters: one count of distributing intimate images of his ex-girlfriend without her consent within the State on September 21, 2021. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- September 21, 2021 Incident
- October 2021 Incident
- 2023-03-27 Publication
Why: "It is a modern problem with the ubiquity of smart phones and the internet," the judge said before he noted that because of the man's followers the "potential audience" for those images was 1,100 people. CNI source report
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Defendant
Charges: one count of distributing intimate images of his ex-girlfriend without her consent within the State on September 21, 2021 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: A young man who posted a collage of intimate images of his teenage girlfriend on Snapchat to his 1,100 followers after they broke up has been jailed for six months. He suspended the final 12 months of that sentence on strict conditions including that the man engage with the probation service for 18 months, undergo any treatments as recommended by them, disclose any intimate partner relationship and not make any direct or indirect contact with the woman.
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