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Man charged with having 56k child abuse images and videos remanded on bail

Summary

A 37‑year‑old man, Edward Sweeney of Arundel Drive, Glasgow, was remanded on continuing bail after appearing before Judge Conor Fottrell at Dún Laoghaire District Court. He faces eight charges under the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998. Six charges allege possession of child pornography on various electronic devices seized at a Monkstown address. On 13 March 2019, a MacBook Pro was alleged to contain 7,343 images and 2,108 videos; three USB devices were alleged to hold 16,545 images and 690 videos, 141 images and 548 videos, and 2,474 images and 2,076 videos. Two further possession charges involve a black OnePlus phone with 23,217 images and 832 videos, and a grey Dell laptop with 21 images and 30 videos, both seized at an Alma Road address on 21 July 2023.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Man charged with having 56k child abuse images and videos remanded on bail. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• March 13, 2019 Incident
• July 21, 2023 Incident
• February 25, 2012 Other
• October 29, 2018 Other
• November 3rd Adjournment
• 2026-09-04 Publication

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Topics

Stage Charge Or Pretrial

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