The offender is identifiable in open court because there is no traditional victim, the court heardA man has pleaded guilty to possession of child sex abuse material at Tralee District Court. The material was described in court as a Category 3 offence, with Category 1 being the most severe. “It was viewed with that seriousness by the DPP that he would face judge and jury if he didn’t plead guilty?” said Judge David Waters. The Kerry man’s guilty plea comes in the same week that social media platform X’s controversial AI tool Grok hit global controversy. Gary Gannon of the Social Democrats described Elon Musk as “a dirty little slimeball” for what had taken place with Grok.

Source: Irish Independent January 16, 2026 19:35 UTC