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Man caught with child abuse material claimed he was acting as vigilante

Man caught with child abuse material claimed he was acting as vigilante

A man who claimed he was “acting in the capacity of a vigilante” when he was caught with videos of child sex abuse will be sentenced later for possession and distribution of the material

Man sentenced to 11 years in prison for rape and sexual assault of his goddaughter

Man sentenced to 11 years in prison for rape and sexual assault of his goddaughter

The man (42) was convicted of two counts of rape and three of sexual assault following a trial at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Limerick earlier this year.

Man (53) who sexually abused and assaulted five children in his family jailed for 8.5 years

Man (53) who sexually abused and assaulted five children in his family jailed for 8.5 years

The Central Criminal Court heard that the man was in a relationship with the mother of the children and was the biological father of the younger two children.

Paedophile who sexually assaulted his daughter and sister-in-law jailed for 9 years

Paedophile who sexually assaulted his daughter and sister-in-law jailed for 9 years

Man found to have nearly 3,000 images of child sexual abuse avoids jail

Man found to have nearly 3,000 images of child sexual abuse avoids jail

Man caught with multiple sex abuse images of infants while on sex offenders register

Man caught with multiple sex abuse images of infants while on sex offenders register

Former teacher jailed for possessing 162 depraved videos and images of child sex abuse

Former teacher jailed for possessing 162 depraved videos and images of child sex abuse

Taoiseach calls for EU child sex abuse directive following McCartney sentence

Taoiseach calls for EU child sex abuse directive following McCartney sentence

Sun, 27 Oct, 2024

Taoiseach Simon Harris has said the time is right for the European Union to pass a directive on child sex abuse

'Pressing need' for change to how child sex abuse is perceived, says advocacy group

'Pressing need' for change to how child sex abuse is perceived, says advocacy group

Thu, 24 Oct, 2024

Since September, more than 500 people have approached One in Four seeking support in the wake of the publication of the scoping inquiry into historical sexual abuse in schools.

Child abuser Bill Kenneally ‘heard nothing’ after confession to gardaí until 25 years later

Child abuser Bill Kenneally ‘heard nothing’ after confession to gardaí until 25 years later

Tue, 12 Mar, 2024

He gave evidence at the Commission of Investigation examining the response to allegations of sexual abuse made against him