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Man who claimed he send child abuse video as 'warning' gets suspended sentence

Summary

Yannick Kamina, 38, of Rathmines, pleaded guilty in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of child pornography after admitting he sent a 54‑second video of a child engaging in a sexual act with an adult male to a group of acquaintances as a warning. The court found his explanation to Gardaí implausible and noted that such a video was unnecessary to raise awareness of the dangers of child sexual abuse. Kamina had no prior convictions and was fully cooperative, providing passwords and accepting that he should not have sent the video. Judge Orla Crowe refused a request to apply the Probation Act, deeming the offence too serious, and imposed an 18‑month sentence, which she suspended in full. The case stemmed from Gardaí receiving information about the video in February 2018, tracing it to an IP address in Rathmines and Kamina's Facebook account, and securing a warrant to search his home.

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What: Report matter: Man who claimed he send child abuse video as 'warning' gets suspended sentence. Charges or matters: possession of child pornography. Procedural stage: sentence

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• February 2, 2018 Other
• July 2018 Other
• 2025-05-19 Publication

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