Ireland Case No. 6366Attempting to disseminate sexually explicit material to a child · Co. Dublin
Man jailed for sending explicit messages to decoy posing as 14-year-old girl
Keith Redmond was sentenced to two years in prison, with the final six months suspended, after pleading guilty to attempting to send sexually explicit material to a decoy he believed was a 14-year-old girl. The court also ordered probation supervision and no unsupervised access to children.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced7 Mar
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Key facts
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- whatHe pleaded guilty to attempting, by electronic means, to disseminate sexually explicit material to a child. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatRedmond sent four pictures of his penis to the decoy. (irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com)
- whatRedmond pleaded guilty to attempting, by electronic means, to disseminate sexually explicit material to a child. (irishtimes.com)
- whereGardaí located Redmond on a laneway beside Boyle Sports on Manor Street in Dublin 7. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereRedmond lives at Clearstream Court, McKee Avenue, Finglas. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe offending took place over a three-month period between August 30 and December 3, 2022. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe offending took place between August 30th and December 3rd, 2022. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe offending took place over three months. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe alarm was raised by a UK-based group called Volunteers for Predator Exposure. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA UK-based group called Volunteers for Predator Exposure raised the alarm. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationMembers of a similar Irish group located Redmond on a laneway beside Boyle Sports on Manor Street in Dublin 7. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationRedmond gave his phone to gardaí. (irishtimes.com)
- courtJudge Crowe said the threshold for a custodial sentence had been passed. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThere were 83 pages of sexually explicit conversation. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceRedmond was sentenced to two years in prison, with the final six months suspended for one year. (irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com)
- sentenceHe was placed under the supervision of Probation Services for one year post-release. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceRedmond was ordered to have no unsupervised access to children. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceRedmond must have no unsupervised access to children. (irishtimes.com)
- otherMitigating factors included his early guilty plea, his admissions and giving up his phone to gardaí. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherRedmond has no previous convictions. (irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com)
- otherRedmond moved the conversation to a private platform when he was aware the decoy was 14. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe judge considered his early guilty plea as a mitigating factor. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 7 Mar2024Man jailed for sending explicit messages to someone he believed was a 14-year-old girl
Reports the sentencing at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, including the sentence terms, the decoy-based investigation and mitigation. No matching existing case.
convicted, Keith Redmond, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)Keith Redmond - 7 Mar2024Man jailed for sending explicit messages to what he thought was girl of 14
Sentencing report. Adds the plea, sentence, supervision conditions, mitigating factors and the arrest location. The decoy was run by a UK-based group, and Irish group Child Online Protection Enforcers located Redmond.
convicted, Keith Redmond, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)Keith Redmond