Paul Devine sentenced for child pornography possession

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Paul Devine received an 18-month suspended sentence for possessing child pornography at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 11 October 2016.

The sentence was suspended for two years on strict conditions.

Gardaí found 25 videos and 80 photographs of child sex abuse during a search of his Dublin home on 11 April 2011.

A backlog in the Garda Computer Crime Investigation unit delayed his arrest and charge until 18 November 2014, the report said.