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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 23325Possessing and producing child sexual abuse images · Co. Dublin

Dublin teenager gets deferred sentence for child sexual abuse images

A 17-year-old Dublin boy pleaded guilty at the Dublin Children's Court to possessing and producing child sexual abuse images and was given a deferred six-month sentence by Judge Paul Kelly, with review in April 2027. He was also placed on the sex offenders register for three years.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced1 Oct
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Key facts

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20 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatHe had 105 images and 46 videos in the child sexual category involving explicit acts by children under 18. (thejournal.ie)
  • whatIn the child exposure category he had 2,282 images, 426 videos, and eight child synthetic or AI images. (thejournal.ie)
  • whatThe longest video in the child sexual category was 27 minutes and 54 seconds, and the shortest was five seconds. (thejournal.ie)
  • whatMany videos were self-generated or screenshot recordings of the boy speaking to girls believed to be aged 13 to 16. (thejournal.ie)
  • whatSome videos featured the boy masturbating and it was believed the girls mostly lived abroad. (thejournal.ie)
  • whatAnother video featured a child as young as eight. (thejournal.ie)
  • whatAlmost half of the images, 1,300, were duplicates. (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationElectronic devices were seized from his home in January 2024 when he was aged 15. (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationThe devices were submitted to the Garda National Cybercrime Bureau for examination. (thejournal.ie)
  • courtThe State contended the case should go to the Circuit Court but jurisdiction was retained in the Children's Court. (thejournal.ie)
  • sentenceJudge Paul Kelly imposed a six-month sentence but held off activating it until review in April 2027. (thejournal.ie)
  • sentenceThe teenager is required to be on the sex offenders register for three years. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe teenager has already been detained for another sexual offence and will be released early next year under supervision. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe teenager is assessed as being a risk of reoffending but maintains not to be attracted to children. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherHe spent time online alone and was not engaged in other outside activities after being bullied by peers. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherHis online interest worsened during the Covid years. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe teenager had dyspraxia, dyslexia and other diagnoses. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherHe has career plans after his Leaving Certificate. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe teenager had availed of specialised counselling to assist young people involved in sexual offending. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherHis parents accompanied him to court and thanked the judge at the end of the hearing. (thejournal.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 1 Oct2026
    Sentencedthejournal.ie, first report
    Teenager addicted to porn from age of nine gets deferred sentence for child sexual abuse images

    Reports the sentencing hearing at Dublin Children's Court where the juvenile received a deferred six-month sentence, was placed on the sex offenders register for three years, and the State's bid to transfer the case to Circuit Court was rejected.

    convicted, 17, malevictim, 13 to 16, female