Peter McDonagh jailed for possessing child abuse images

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Peter McDonagh was jailed for two-and-a-half years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for possessing child abuse images, in an outcome reported on 24 October 2018. He had pleaded guilty to possessing almost 1,000 images, including 536 classed as Category 1, the most serious category. The images depicted children as young as two years old.

Judge Melanie Greally also imposed two-and-a-half years of post-release supervision, with probation conditions including programmes and restrictions on social-media use. The court was told McDonagh had cooperated with gardaí and had a psychiatric history, which the judge considered when sentencing him.