Michael O'Regan jailed for sexually exploiting girl

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Michael O'Regan was jailed for seven months for sexually exploiting a 14-year-old girl at Clonmel Circuit Court on 17 February 2021. The girl, who had Down's syndrome, was contacted through an online site in connection with the offence.

O'Regan pleaded guilty after asking the girl to send him a topless photograph. Judge Eoin Garavan said the offence was aggravated by the girl's age and vulnerability, while taking account of his guilty plea and cooperation with the garda investigation. The seven-month sentence was ordered to run consecutively to a two-year sentence imposed in 2019 for similar offences.

This case may have concluded differently. The outcome has not yet been confirmed by a public source we could find.