Joseph O'Connor jailed for possessing child pornography

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Joseph O'Connor was jailed for two years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after being convicted of four counts of knowingly possessing child pornography. He had pleaded not guilty. The proceedings were reported on 15 February 2019. A jury acquitted him on one count. O'Connor said a man who came to his house had corrupted his computer, and he denied seeing or downloading the material. The Irish Court of Appeal rejected all grounds of appeal and affirmed the conviction and sentence, in a judgment reported on 28 January 2020.