By Eimear DoddA man who was at a “loose end” while out of work during a Covid lockdown accessed child sex abuse material, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard. Richard Cox (40) pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child sexual abuse images on October 26th, 2020. Detective Garda Dara McNally told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Friday that gardaí obtained confidential information that there was child abuse material at an address in Tallaght. Child abuse material was only found on the mobile phone. A total of 269 images and 39 videos of child abuse material were found on the phone.

Source: The Herald January 12, 2024 16:01 UTC