Rehab for man on child porn charges

A MAN who used to smoke 20 joints of cannabis a day and admitted having images of girls aged between 13 and 17 involved in sexual acts, was told to undertake a rehabilitation programme at the Granada Institute in Dublin.

Pat Lynch, 25, of Ballyfaudeen Bridge, Lahinch, Co Clare, was back before Cork District Court where Judge Aingil Ní Chondúin noted that the accused had co-operated with the probation service since he pleaded guilty to having the child pornography four months ago.

The judge said: “He is to comply with directions of the probation service. If he falls foul and comes to adverse attention they will breach him and he will be sentenced, it is as simple as that.”