A former security guard who was caught with thousands of images of children being sexually abused has been jailed for 18 months. She said her intention was to defer sentencing until such time as Shannon’s father was vaccinated against Covid-19. Gerardine Small BL, defending, told the court that her client’s father had gone into hospital but has since being discharged. He opened the door and brought gardaí to his bedroom and said he had been accessing child sexual abuse material. The court heard Shannon started caring for his mother, who suffered ill health, from when he was an adolescent.

Source: The Irish Times May 19, 2021 14:15 UTC