Mark Moran gets suspended sentence for child abuse images

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Mark Moran received a fully suspended 21-month sentence for possessing child sexual abuse material at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 30 October 2024. The court heard that the material was found on devices searched at his Dublin residence in June 2015.

Judge Martin Nolan said Court of Appeal precedent required the court to consider a non-custodial option where aggravating features such as distribution were absent. He described the offending as serious and imposed the sentence on strict conditions.