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Offender at 'high risk' of recidivism jailed for distributing child abuse material
Summary
An offender with a high risk of recidivism who was caught with and distributed videos of child sexual abuse has been jailed for three years and six months, with the final nine months suspended. Murilo Dos Santos (36) of North Circular Road, Dublin 1, pleaded guilty last year at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of images of child sexual abuse, known in law as child pornography, and to distribution of the material between November 18, 2020, and January 2021. Detective Garda Donagh Mannix told the court that a search of Dos Santos' home in Christchurch, Dublin, uncovered 66 videos on his phone, which were in contravention of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act. Dos Santos shared these videos with six others between October 2020 and November 2020, including one particularly graphic video involving a child aged between six and 12 months. Other videos involved children aged between eight and 12 years old, some engaged in sexual activity with adults. Gardaí also found that Dos Santos used a sharing app to distribute the material.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Offender at 'high risk' of recidivism jailed for distributing child abuse material. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- November 18, 2020 Incident
- January 2021 Incident
- October 2020 Other
- November 2020 Other
- September 2020 Other
- 2026-02-13 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The judge revoked Dos Santos bail and remanded him in custody for sentence. Judge Crowe sentenced him to three years and six months, with the final nine months suspended to incentivise rehabilitation, on strict conditions.; The judge revoked Dos Santos bail and remanded him in custody for sentence.
Places mentioned
- North Circular Road
- Dublin
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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