Two houses alleged to have been acquired from the proceeds of crime by one of the suspected leaders of a Limerick crime gang and one of his associates have been made the subject of High Court freezing orders.

A HIGHLY qualified computer engineer now earns a living as a cleaner having been shunned by all who knew him after he was found with child porn images, Limerick Circuit Court heard.

A 43-year-old seperated father was caught with more than 1,500 child pornography images while on a FÁS course, a court heard today.