Patrick O’Brien’s child abuse image sentence adjourned

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Patrick O’Brien’s sentence for possessing child abuse images was adjourned at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, in a report published on 13 January 2022. He had pleaded guilty to possessing images depicting children engaged in explicit sexual activity.

The report said gardaí found more than 300 images on his mobile phone after investigating downloads linked to his Dublin address. Judge Melanie Greally adjourned sentencing for a Probation Service assessment and remanded O’Brien on continuing bail until 16 May 2022.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.