Matthew Horan pleads guilty to child exploitation charges

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Matthew Horan pleaded guilty to child exploitation and child pornography offences at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 22 January 2018. The charges related to exploiting children, distributing child pornography and possessing child pornography.

The court heard that Horan used online applications to contact child users and send or receive sexually explicit images and videos. Judge Martin Nolan adjourned the case and said he intended to sentence Horan at a later hearing.