Ireland Named in reporting
Kevin Smyth
Born between May 1967 and April 1968, from the ages reported. 4 reports across 2 cases, 1 Apr 2026 to 6 May 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between May 1967 and April 1968, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Child sexual exploitation (online), Sexual offences against a child, Attempting to cause a child to look at a sexual image, Attempting to invite a child to sexual touching
- Where
- Co. Westmeath
- Reporting
- 4 reports, 1 Apr 2026 to 6 May 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie
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Cases
latest first- Former OPW worker Kevin Smyth given suspended sentence for sexualised messages to undercover PSNI officer Child sexual exploitation (online) · Co. Westmeath
Kevin Smyth (58), a former OPW worker of Dublin Road, Castlepollard, County Westmeath, sent sexualised messages in 2021 via Skype and WhatsApp to an undercover PSNI operative posing as a 13-year-old girl, who was not a real child. The offences took place in 2021, and the first charge relates to 15 July 2021; gardaí identified Smyth after the PSNI sent them an intelligence pack about a specific user. Smyth pleaded guilty at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court to charges under the 2017 Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act. On 6 May 2026 Judge Keenan Johnson imposed concurrent four-year sentences, all suspended for eight years with conditions including supervised probation, a treatment programme, counselling, a €15,000 payment to Barnardos and the Sex Offenders' Register.
Sentenced, 1 May 2026Convicted · 2 reports - Former OPW employee Kevin Smyth pleads guilty to child sexual exploitation offences in online sting Child sexual exploitation (online) · Co. Westmeath
Kevin Smyth (58), a man of Dublin Road, Castlepollard, Co Westmeath, and a former OPW employee, was caught in an online sting after sending sexualised messages to an undercover PSNI operative posing as a 13-year-old girl. The offences took place on various dates in 2021, including an attempt on 30 June and an attempt on 15 July 2021, and gardaí identified him after a PSNI intelligence pack. In April 2026 he pleaded guilty at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court to four offences under the 2017 Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act, and the court found he needed specialised counselling. His sentencing has been set for May 2026, which is the latest development reported.
Convicted, 1 Apr 2026Convicted · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Kevin Smyth, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 6 May2026Former OPW worker avoids jail for sending sexualised messages to undercover officer posing as girlconvicted, Kevin Smyth, 58, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kevin Smyth
- 1 May2026Man given suspended sentence for sending sexual messages to officer posing as teenage girlconvicted, Kevin Smyth, 58, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kevin Smyth
- 15 Apr2026Former OPW employee sent sexualised messages to undercover officer posing as girl (13)convicted, Kevin Smyth, 58, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kevin Smyth
- 1 Apr2026Former OPW worker sent sexualised messages to undercover PSNI officer posing as 13-year-old girlconvicted, Kevin Smyth, 58, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kevin Smyth
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