Ireland Case No. 11878Possession of child abuse material · Co. Dublin
Man jailed for possessing child abuse material
Alan Keating, 48, pleaded guilty to offences under the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 and was sentenced to one year in prison by Judge Martin Nolan. He had been found in possession of 330 images and 791 video files of child abuse.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced4 Dec
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Key facts
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- whatKeating had 330 images and 791 video files of child abuse. (gript.ie)
- whatThe document Keating had was an instruction manual on how to sexually abuse children. (gript.ie)
- whenKeating shared his password with other users of the site on 10 occasions between 1 and 4 April 2017. (gript.ie)
- investigationGardaí received a tip-off from Swiss authorities about the sharing of child sex abuse material on a sharing platform. (gript.ie)
- investigationThe tip-off led to the identification of an IP address belonging to Keating. (gript.ie)
- investigationWhen interviewed, Keating gave “no comment” answers. (gript.ie)
- chargeKeating pleaded guilty to offences under the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998. (gript.ie)
- courtThe defence said Keating had no previous convictions. (gript.ie)
- courtThe court noted that Keating had engaged in distribution to a “modest extent”. (gript.ie)
- sentenceJudge Martin Nolan jailed Keating. (gript.ie)
- sentenceKeating was sentenced to one year in prison from the date of sentencing. (gript.ie)
The reporting
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Reports the guilty plea, the Garda investigation that began with a Swiss tip-off, the volume of material, the defence mitigation and the one-year prison sentence. No prior case in the list matches.
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