Wednesday 28 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 4887Attempted production of child pornography · Co. Cork

Man jailed over recordings of stepdaughter in shower

A man was sentenced at Cork Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to attempting to produce child pornography by filming his 16-year-old stepdaughter in the shower. The article gives the sentence as two years in one place and as three years with the final year suspended in another.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced14 Nov
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Key facts

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12 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man cut a hole in the attic of his home to record videos of his 16-year-old stepdaughter in the shower. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe man appeared before Cork Circuit Criminal Court for sentencing. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe camera looked down into the shower in a bathroom in the family home. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe offences occurred on a date unknown between 1 January 2021 and 22 September 2021. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe recordings came to light in September 2021. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationSeveral devices were seized and thumbnails of videos were found. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationGardaí found a 23-minute accidental recording showing the man setting up a camera in the attic. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeHe pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to produce child pornography. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe judge jailed the man for three years, suspending the final year. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe man was placed on the sex offenders register. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe probation service assessed the man as low risk of reoffending. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe man is now homeless and lives in his car. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 14 Nov2025
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    Man who cut hole in attic and recorded teenage stepdaughter in shower jailed

    Sentencing report: the man was jailed for three years with the final year suspended, placed on the sex offenders register, and assessed by probation as low risk of reoffending. The article's lead says two years, but the body text gives three years with one suspended.

    convicted, malevictim, 16, female