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Abuser who groomed teen (14) with 'extreme' porn before defiling her gets four years
Summary
Adam Winters, aged 32, met a 14‑year‑old girl on an online dating site in 2012 and groomed her by sending her brutal and extreme pornography. He instructed her to watch the material and then asked her to carry out acts such as bondage, pain, urination and blood‑letting. The relationship lasted until 2018, during which Winters met her twice in person and forced her to give him oral sex. He pleaded guilty to two counts of sexually defiling her, one in Cork between April 2013 and April 2014 and another in Waterford. The first count involved a child under 15, the second a child under 17. Mr Justice David Keane sentenced him to six years for the first count and two years for the second, both to run concurrently, and suspended the final two years, placing him under probation supervision for two years.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Abuser who groomed teen (14) with 'extreme' porn before defiling her gets four years. Charges or matters: two counts of sexually defiling the girl at locations in Cork and Waterford on dates between April 2013 and April 2014. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 2013 Incident
- April 2014 Incident
- 2024-04-25 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: two counts of sexually defiling the girl at locations in Cork and Waterford on dates between April 2013 and April 2014 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: An abuser who groomed a teenager he met online and sent her "brutal" and "extreme" pornography before going on to sexually defile her has been jailed for four years. Judge Keane sentenced him on the count related to the defilement of a child under the age of 15 to six years in prison and on the second count related to the defilement of a child under the age of 17 to two years in prison, both to run concurrently.
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