David McCarton sentenced for child sexual exploitation

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David McCarton was sentenced to six years, with the final two suspended, at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 23 July 2018 for sexual exploitation of a child.

He had pleaded guilty to that offence, possession of child pornography and theft of a magazine clip and ammunition. The sentence was backdated to his custody and included probation supervision and a sex-offender treatment programme.