Taxi driver Keith Reilly jailed for possession of child sex abuse material video in Greystones
Keith Reilly, a 57-year-old taxi driver and married father of two from Greystones, Co Wicklow, was found to possess two videos containing Category 1 child sex abuse material in a Dropbox account in his name after the US-based National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children alerted gardaí. A mobile phone was seized from his home on 2 July 2021, though no child pornographic imagery was detected on it. Reilly pleaded guilty to possession of the material under the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 at Wicklow Circuit Criminal Court. On 24 July 2025, Judge John Martin sentenced him to 14 months in prison, suspending the final four months conditional on Probation Service supervision for 12 months after release.
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- Sentenced24 Jul
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Keith Reilly, 57, is a taxi driver and married father of two from Upper Grattan Park, Kindlestown Lower, Greystones, Co Wicklow.
- Two videos containing Category 1 child sex abuse material were found in a Dropbox account in Reilly's name with the assistance of US authorities; one showed children engaged in sexual activity and the other depicted a naked boy masturbating.
- No child pornographic imagery was detected on the mobile phone seized from Reilly's home.
- When
- A mobile phone was seized during a search of Reilly's home on 2 July 2021.
- Investigation
- Gardaí were alerted to the existence of the Dropbox account by the US-based National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children.
- Charges
- Reilly pleaded guilty to possession of the offending material under Section 6(1) of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998, and a second charge relating to the other video was taken into consideration.
- In court
- The case was heard at a sitting of Wicklow Circuit Criminal Court.
- Sentence
- Judge John Martin sentenced Reilly to 14 months in prison, suspending the final four months conditional on Probation Service supervision and compliance with directions for 12 months after release.
- Other details
- A WhatsApp conversation about young children constituted an offence but no prosecution was entered in relation to it.
- Reilly had no previous convictions apart from road traffic offences from 20 years ago.
- Reilly had previously complained to gardaí about being sexually abused as a child, and the DPP directed no prosecution.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whatKeith Reilly, 57, is a taxi driver and married father of two from Upper Grattan Park, Kindlestown Lower, Greystones, Co Wicklow (irishmirror.ie)
- whatNo child pornographic imagery was detected on the seized phone (irishmirror.ie)
- whatTwo videos containing Category 1 child sex abuse material were found in a Dropbox account with the assistance of US authorities (irishmirror.ie)
- whatOne video showed children engaged in sexual activity and the other depicted a naked boy masturbating (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeHe pleaded guilty to possession of the offending material under Section 6(1) of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe case was heard at a sitting of Wicklow Circuit Criminal Court (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceJudge John Martin sentenced Reilly to 14 months in prison, suspending the final four months (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe suspended portion is conditional on Probation Service supervision and compliance with directions for 12 months after release (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe WhatsApp conversation about young children constituted an offence but no prosecution was entered in relation to it (irishmirror.ie)
- otherReilly had no previous convictions apart from road traffic offences from 20 years ago (irishmirror.ie)
- otherReilly had previously complained to gardaí about being sexually abused as a child, and the DPP directed no prosecution (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe judge noted Reilly was the father of two teenage girls and had shown no empathy or remorse (irishmirror.ie)
- otherAnother charge relating to possession of the other video was taken into consideration (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 24 Jul2025Taxi driver jailed over possession of video containing child sex abuse material
Sentencing hearing at Wicklow Circuit Criminal Court. Judge John Martin noted the defendant appeared to have committed the offence in the hope of being 'rumbled', and that he was the father of two teenage girls. The judge suspended the final four months of a 14-month sentence conditional on Probation Service supervision.
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