Man forced from home over child porn images on phone

A man who had pornographic images of children as young as 10 on his phone was forced to leave his home because of media reports of these offences, a court has heard.

Kevin Bowes, aged 61, was caught after he accidently sent an image of a naked 12-year-old girl to a female acquaintance, who reported it to gardaí. He later told this woman he would cut her throat if she did not drop the charges.

Bowes and his co-accused, Kenneth Powell, aged 47, were found with a total of 92 images depicting children engaged in sexual activity with each other and with adults. The boys and girls depicted were aged from under 10 and up to 17 and some of the images showed young teenage girls dressed in school uniforms.