Patrick Rogers receives suspended sentence for child pornography

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Patrick Rogers received a fully suspended 16-month sentence for possessing child pornography at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 21 April 2023. Judge Nolan imposed the sentence and ordered the destruction of the images.

Rogers pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography at his home on 16 October 2017. The proceedings were reported on 21 April 2023.

The report said five videos were found on a phone during a 2017 search, and that prosecution was delayed by a mislabelling oversight unrelated to Rogers. The defence said a custodial sentence would be unduly severe and unfair.