Stephen Byrne jailed for 27 months for possessing child pornography

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Stephen Byrne was sentenced to 27 months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography at his rented home in Terenure on March 2nd, 2022. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that gardaí found 1,440,675 images and videos on seven of nine devices seized from the home. Byrne took responsibility for the devices and said he had accessed such material from the age of 13.

Judge Martin Nolan set a headline sentence of four-and-a-half years, citing the volume of images and the duration of the offending as aggravating factors. He imposed the 27-month term after considering mitigating factors, including Byrne’s cooperation with the investigation and admissions of guilt.