Gavin Belmont given suspended sentence for child pornography

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Gavin Belmont was given a two-year suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for possessing 54 videos of explicit child pornography. Judge Martin Nolan imposed the sentence and ordered him to be of good behaviour and follow probation services’ instructions throughout the suspension. Belmont pleaded guilty to possessing the material on a mobile phone. The proceedings were reported on 2 May 2024.

The report said Belmont cooperated with gardaí, handed over his phone and password, attended a Garda station by appointment and began counselling after officers called to his home. It also reported that he had no previous convictions and that the prosecution agreed he came from a hardworking family and showed shame and remorse.