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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 30927Possession of child pornography · Co. Dublin · 12 Mar 2017

Man who pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography remanded on bail pending sentence

Philip Yeboah, 24, of Dun Laoghaire, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court and was remanded on bail pending sentence, which was adjourned to 11 January 2022 to allow him to engage with the Probation Service.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court5 Jul
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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12 statements extracted from the articles
  • what210 videos and 110 images of child pornography were discovered. (irishtimes.com)
  • what80 of the videos were considered explicit and involved children aged between seven and 15. (irishtimes.com)
  • what45 of the images were considered very graphic and of children of a similar age. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThree videos were uploaded to a site on 12 March 2017 by a user with the same email address, phone number and screen address as Yeboah. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationHis home was searched and a number of devices were taken for analysis. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeHe pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 2 February 2018. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtHe was remanded on bail pending sentence. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe sentence was adjourned to 11 January 2022 to allow him to engage with the Probation Service. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherYeboah said he was involved in various chats and groups through which links would be sent to him. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherYeboah was diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum in 2014. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherHe had no previous convictions and had not come to garda attention since. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe Probation Service recommended that Yeboah continues to engage with them. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 5 Jul2021
    In courtirishtimes.com, first report
    Man who admitted involvement in ‘chats’ about child abuse imagery to be sentenced

    First report of this case. Guilty plea entered 2 February 2018; sentencing adjourned to 11 January 2022. 210 videos and 110 images of child pornography discovered at his home.

    accused, Philip Yeboah, 24, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Philip Yeboah