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Jail for man caught with graphic child pornography
Summary
A 20‑year‑old Dublin man, Conor Emmet, was sentenced to two‑and‑a‑half years in jail, with the final 15 months suspended, after pleading guilty to possessing 5,919 images and 328 videos of child pornography that included sadomasochistic rape and torture of an 18‑month‑old girl. The material was seized from two laptops during a raid on his family home in May 2016, following an intelligence operation involving the FBI and Europol. Emmet admitted first accessing such material at age 16 and expressed relief at being caught. The judge noted the seriousness of the content, the vulnerability of the children depicted, and Emmet's lack of prior convictions, good academic record, charity work, and progress in rehabilitation. He will also undergo 15 months of post‑release supervision. The maximum sentence for the offence is five years.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Jail for man caught with graphic child pornography. Charges or matters: possessing the digital images and movies on two laptops at his home on May 17, 2016. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- May 17, 2016 Incident
- May 2016 Other
- 2018-05-11 Publication
Why: A garda memo of interview noted Emmet said he first accessed child pornography when he was aged 16 and that he told a psychiatrist he was "looking at it because it interested me". CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: possessing the digital images and movies on two laptops at his home on May 17, 2016 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Today Judge Karen O'Connor said she had considered a non-custodial sentence but given the particular circumstances of the case she had no choice but to jail Emmet. She sentenced him to two-and-a-half-years in jail, suspending the final 15 months, and said it was noteworthy there was very often a higher amount of material in such cases.
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Topics
Sexual Offences Stage Sentence
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