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Child sex offender who abused and exploited girl (3) after befriending father gets 9 years
Summary
A 61‑year‑old man with a long history of child‑sex offences pleaded guilty to nine counts out of 69 charges covering March 2021 to November 2022. He admitted five counts of sexually exploiting a child, three of producing child pornography and one of possessing child pornography. The victim was a girl aged between three and a half and five years at the time of the abuse. The defendant had been the child's caretaker when her father was away for short periods. He admitted pulling down her underwear, touching her, licking her vagina, and videotaping the acts on his phone. Gardaí seized his Samsung phone and tablet, finding 113 images of the girl and 755 other child‑exploitation images, plus three videos involving the girl. The court imposed a nine‑year sentence, with concurrent four‑and‑a‑half‑year terms for the remaining offences, after noting the defendant's guilty pleas and mitigating factors. The unnamed 61-year-old was convicted.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Child sex offender who abused and exploited girl (3) after befriending father gets 9 years. Charges or matters: nine sample counts from a total of 69 charges spanning a period between March 2021 and November 2022; common assault. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- March 2021 Incident
- November 2022 Incident
- November 4, 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2024-04-09 Publication
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: nine sample counts from a total of 69 charges spanning a period between March 2021 and November 2022; common assault (Proven)
Plea: Guilty
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; A child sex offender, who has convictions dating back decades and recorded himself abusing a three year old girl who'd come into his care after he befriended her father, has been jailed for nine years. He was jailed for three years in 2008 for sexually assaulting a minor in 2004 and he received a suspended sentence in 1997 for sexual assault.; Judge Orla Crowe had adjourned the case, having first heard evidence last December.
Places mentioned
- Temple Street
Topics
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