Ireland Named in reporting
Philip Whelan
Born between June 1971 and June 1972, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 1 case, 19 Jun 2024 to 20 Jun 2024
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between June 1971 and June 1972, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Possession of child pornography
- Where
- Co. Tipperary
- Reporting
- 2 reports, 19 Jun 2024 to 20 Jun 2024
- Outlets
- offalyexpress.ie, tipperarylive.ie
Cases
latest first- Former psychiatric nurse jailed for three years over child pornography images Possession of child pornography · Co. Tipperary
Philip Whelan (52), a former psychiatric nurse from Roscrea, County Tipperary, was found with 690 child pornography images and one video on a phone that gardaí seized in a search of his home in February 2020, and the images showed children as young as four. He was charged on 20 February 2022 and pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography under Section 6(1) of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act, 1998. At Nenagh Circuit Court, Judge Catherine Staines set a headline sentence of four years and imposed three years, with the final six months suspended for two years under probation supervision, and ordered registration on the sex offenders register. The sentence was reported on 20 June 2024.
Sentenced, 19 Jun 2024Convicted · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Philip Whelan, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 20 Jun2024Nurse from Roscrea found with almost 700 child pornography images jailed for three yearsconvicted, Philip Whelan, 52, male, named, irish (judged from name)Philip Whelan
- 19 Jun2024Nurse in Tipperary found with almost 700 child pornography images jailed for three yearsconvicted, Philip Whelan, 52, male, named, irish (judged from name)Philip Whelan
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