Matthew Horan banned from course after child porn conviction

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Matthew Horan was banned from a computer programming course after child pornography offences at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 22 March 2018.

The offences occurred in Ireland and involved coercing girls to send sexually graphic images, alongside possession and distribution of child pornography.

Horan had received a nine-and-a-half-year sentence, with the final two years suspended, at an earlier sentencing hearing.

The court also ordered a two-year good-behaviour bond after release, post-release supervision and participation in available services.