Seán McCárthaighA computer science student who tried to delete child sexual abuse material from his laptop after gardaí were informed he needed the computer for his exams has been given a suspended sentence. Encrypted folderGardaí also found the child sexual abuse material in an encrypted folder labelled with Edmonds’ name. Edmonds failed to respond to questions about how such material came to be on his laptop following his arrest. Mr Hayes said Edmonds was not aware that he might be in violation of his obligations as a sex offender. The judge warned Edmonds he needed to be very careful how he managed material on his computers.

Source: The Herald October 09, 2023 17:12 UTC