Missing report delays sentencing of man over 2,343 child porn images

AN Englishman caught at his home in Cork with thousands of pornographic images of children has been going to a psychotherapist every three weeks for counselling, Cork Circuit Criminal Court was told yesterday.

Colin Ashman, 31, of Tooreenfineen, Rockchapel, Co Cork, was to be sentenced yesterday but his psychotherapist’s report was not available so sentencing was put back again until November 20. He was remanded on continuing bail until that date.

Judge Patrick J Moran said the report should have been in court and he said Ashman was facing sentencing for a serious offence.