Man used Facebook to arrange child sex

A sex offender has been jailed for two years after a court heard he befriended a Cork boy through Facebook and had arranged to travel to Mallow to sexually exploit the child.

Man used Facebook to arrange child sex

At Ennis Circuit Court, Det Garda TJ Molloy said the 33-year-old man was arrested at his home on August 28 last — the day before he was due to travel to meet the boy.

Det Molloy told the court the man admitted to gardaí that he used Facebook to make contact with children.

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