2-year sentence for child porn inadequate, expert tells judge

THE head of an international child protection agency has told a judge that a two-year sentence for a convicted sex offender who hoarded more than 35,000 child pornography images is “wholly inadequate”.

Evin Daly, who heads One Child International, wrote to circuit court Judge Patricia Ryan, who earlier this month sentenced Adrian Savage, aged 48, who was caught downloading child porn in internet cafes in 2007 and in 2008. He was attending a clinical psychologist when he continued to access the material.

Mr Daly, who is from Ireland but is based in the US, said possession of child pornography is a clear indication of a sexual interest in children.