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Man jailed for repeat child porn offence

Summary

John O'Dowd, 42, was jailed for one year after admitting to the gardai that he had relapsed into viewing child pornography. He had previously received a nine‑month suspended sentence in the UK in 2003 and was on the sex offenders register, which led to monitoring by the Irish gardai when he moved to Ireland. On 4 September 2010 he pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of child pornography at his home. Seventeen‑hundred images were seized, most at the lowest level of categorisation, with 39 files at level four depicting penetrative sex between children and adults. Judge Melanie Greally imposed an 18‑month sentence, suspending the final six months on strict conditions, including full participation in therapy. O'Dowd had completed a treatment programme at the Grenada Institute and was currently unemployed but seeking work.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Man jailed for repeat child porn offence. Charges or matters: possession of child pornography at his home on September 4, 2010. Procedural stage: sentence

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• September 4, 2010 Incident
• September 2010 Other
• 2016-07-04 Publication

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