Joseph O'Connor convicted of possessing child pornography

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Joseph O'Connor was convicted of possessing child pornography at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 7 November 2018.

The offences concerned material found on a laptop seized from his west Dublin home in August 2011.

A jury found him guilty on four counts after deliberating for slightly more than two hours.

He was acquitted on one count involving duplicate images and remained on bail pending sentencing.