Ireland Named in reporting
Brendan McAteer
Born between November 1976 and November 1977, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 1 Nov 2022 to 1 Nov 2022
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between November 1976 and November 1977, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Possession and distribution of child pornography; production of child pornography; use of ICT to facilitate sexual exploitation of a child; causing a child to watch images of sexual activity
- Where
- Co. Donegal
- Reporting
- 1 report, 1 Nov 2022 to 1 Nov 2022
- Outlets
- donegallive.ie
Cases
latest first- Man jailed for child pornography offences in Donegal Possession and distribution of child pornography; production of child pornography; use of ICT to facilitate sexual exploitation of a child; causing a child to watch images of sexual activity · Co. Donegal
Gardaí raided the home of Brendan McAteer, a 45-year-old man, in a rural area outside Carrigart, Donegal, on February 12, 2019, and found a Samsung mobile phone hidden in a toilet cistern containing 12 images and six videos of children engaged in sexual acts. McAteer had also used a mobile phone to communicate with a child believed to be from Scandinavia, pretending to be a 17-year-old female, and forwarded a video of a female masturbating during an exchange of videos. He was charged with possession and production of child pornography, use of ICT to facilitate sexual exploitation of a child, and causing a child to watch images of sexual activity, and pleaded guilty to all four charges. He was sentenced to two and a half years in prison at Letterkenny Circuit Court, with 18 months of a four-year sentence suspended to allow him to attend a sex offender's treatment programme, go under supervision, and reside at a given address.
Sentenced, 1 Nov 2022Convicted · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Brendan McAteer, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 1 Nov2022Man jailed after phone with child abuse material found in cisternconvicted, Brendan McAteer, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)Brendan McAteer
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