Dublin man jailed for 18 months over child abuse material

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An unnamed Dublin man was jailed for 18 months for possessing child abuse material at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 5 July 2022. The proceedings were reported on 5 July 2022.

He pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography at his Dublin home on 4 September 2017. A count of distributing child pornography was taken into account.

Defence counsel Paul Green SC described him as isolated, with low-range cognitive functioning, and said he had condemned his actions. Judge Martin Nolan imposed the 18-month sentence.