Ireland Former driving instructor given suspended sentence over child sex abuse images
On 26 November 2020 gardaí searched the Dublin address of Tony Curran, a 76-year-old man, after an alert from the US-based National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children. Four seized devices were found to contain child sex abuse material. Curran later pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, before Judge Cephas Power, to possessing 361 images, 115 of them in the worst category. The most recent report, dated 30 October 2026, says the court set a headline sentence of three years, suspended in full for three years, and barred him from working with or being around young children unless supervised, with Spanish authorities to be notified. He now lives in Málaga, Spain.
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- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
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- Sentenced30 Oct
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Curran pleaded guilty to possessing child sex abuse images.
- Where
- The offences were linked to an address in County Dublin.
- Curran now lives in Málaga, Spain.
- When
- Gardaí searched Curran's address on 26 November 2020.
- Investigation
- Gardaí received an alert from the US-based National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children.
- Four devices seized from the property were found to contain child sex abuse material.
- Charges
- Curran pleaded guilty to possessing 361 images of child sex abuse, 115 of which were the worst category.
- Other details
- Curran also had 196 images of child exposure.
- Curran is 76 years old and, according to his defence counsel, has no previous convictions.
- In court
- Curran appeared before Judge Cephas Power at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
- Sentence
- The court set a headline sentence of three years.
- The custodial portion of the sentence was suspended in full for three years.
- The court ordered that Curran not work with young children or be in their company unless supervised.
- Spanish authorities are to be notified.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whereCurran is now living in Málaga, Spain. (gript.ie)
- whenGardaí searched Curran's address on 26 November 2020. (gript.ie)
- whenCurran was discovered in possession of the offending material in November 2020. (gript.ie)
- investigationGardaí received an alert from the US-based National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children. (gript.ie)
- investigationFour devices seized from the property were found to contain child sex abuse material. (gript.ie)
- chargeCurran pleaded guilty to possessing 361 images of child sex abuse, 115 of which were the worst category. (gript.ie)
- courtCurran appeared before Judge Cephas Power at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. (gript.ie)
- sentenceThe court set a headline sentence of three years. (gript.ie)
- sentenceThe custodial portion of the sentence was suspended in full for three years. (gript.ie)
- sentenceThe court ordered that Curran not work with young children or be in their company unless supervised. (gript.ie)
- sentenceSpanish authorities are to be notified. (gript.ie)
- otherCurran also had 196 images of child exposure. (gript.ie)
- otherCurran has no previous convictions, according to his defence counsel. (gript.ie)
The reporting
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Reports the guilty plea, the three-year headline sentence, the full suspension, and a ban on working with or being around young children unless supervised, with Spanish authorities to be notified.
convicted, Tony Curran, 76, male, named, irish (judged from name)Tony Curran