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Case No. 21075Possession of child pornography · Co. Longford · 24 Jan 2018

Man pleads guilty to possessing child pornography at Longford home

Wojciech Odrobina, a man, was charged with possessing child pornography images at his home in Prospect Woods, Longford, on January 24, 2018. The investigation began after Tusla contacted gardaí about inappropriate material on his computer, and a forensic examination of his laptop found 22 images. He pleaded guilty at Longford Circuit Court in May 2023. The judge remanded him on continuing bail to Tuesday, May 16, for more details of the images, and sentencing is still to come.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Convicted17 May
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
Wojciech Odrobina, a man, was charged with possessing child pornography images.
Where
The offence took place at his home in Prospect Woods, Longford.
When
He was charged with possessing the images at his home address on January 24, 2018.
Cause
The investigation began after Tusla contacted gardaí about inappropriate material on his computer.
Investigation
  • Officers obtained and executed a search warrant, and he gave no resistance and gave passwords to the seized devices.
  • A forensic examination of his laptop found 22 images of child pornography.
  • A garda said a specific unit handles efforts to identify victims in such images, which the judge had asked about.
Charges
He was charged with possessing the images at his home address.
In court
  • He pleaded guilty at Longford Circuit Court in May 2023 before Judge Kenneth Connolly.
  • The judge remanded him on continuing bail to Tuesday, May 16, for more details of the images found on the computer.
Sentence
He is due to return for sentencing, and no sentence has been reported yet.
Other details
  • He has a previous conviction for possessing child pornography, but this offence predates the conclusion of that case.
  • Counsel said he was very forthcoming with gardaí, never paid for the content, and did not access the dark web.
  • Counsel said he is an architect who had mental health difficulties after losing his job, and that the offending was linked to depression.
15 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe offence took place at the man's home in Prospect Woods, Longford. (longfordleader.ie)
  • investigationThe investigation began after Tusla contacted gardaí about inappropriate material on the defendant's computer. (longfordleader.ie)
  • investigationOfficers obtained and executed a search warrant. (longfordleader.ie)
  • investigationThe man gave no resistance to the search and gave passwords to the seized devices. (longfordleader.ie)
  • investigationA forensic examination of the man's laptop found 22 images of child pornography. (longfordleader.ie)
  • chargeThe man was charged with possessing the images at his home address on January 24, 2018. (longfordleader.ie)
  • courtThe man pleaded guilty at Longford Circuit Court and will return for sentencing. (longfordleader.ie)
  • courtThe judge remanded the man on continuing bail to Tuesday, May 16 for more details of the images found on the computer. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherThe man has a previous conviction for possessing child pornography, but this offence predates the conclusion of that case. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherThe man is a married father of two children and is going through a divorce; his wife has moved back to Poland. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherCounsel said the man was very forthcoming with gardaí. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherCounsel said the man never paid for the content and did not access the dark web to obtain the images. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherCounsel said the man works as an architect and had mental health difficulties after losing his job. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherCounsel said the offending was linked to depression. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherThe judge asked about efforts to identify victims in the images, and a garda said a specific unit handles such investigations. (longfordleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 17 May2023
    Convictedlongfordleader.ie, first report
    Man pleads guilty to possession of child porn images at Longford home

    Reports the guilty plea at Longford Circuit Court, the investigation details, and mitigation submitted by counsel. Sentencing is due this week.

    convicted, Wojciech Odrobina, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Wojciech Odrobina