*Photograph: John Mangan
A 38-year old Clare man has appeared in court charged with the unlawful possession of 36 videos and 77 images of child pornography.
At Ennis District Court, the man is charged with at his Clare home on September 18th 2022 having in his possession the 36 videos and 77 images of child pornography as defined by Section 2 of the Child Trafficking and Porn Act 1998.
The charge is contrary to Section 6 of the Child Trafficking and Porn Act 1998.
Judge Alec Gabbett ruled that reporting restrictions be in place for now as the images contain minors “but I am not entirely sure that it is merited”.
Judge Gabbett said that the vigilante issue in such cases had to be considered when parties are identified “but that is out of my control”.
Sgt John Burke told the court, “The accused wouldn’t know the alleged victim as such and I don’t know if reporting restrictions apply”.
Judge Gabbett remanded the accused on continuing bail to appear before the court again on October 16th.
