Man charged with child porn distribution offences

A 28-year-old man appeared in court charged with the sale and distribution of child porn, with some of the alleged content involving children as young as three months old.

Sean Stewart, from Drumaveg, Moycullen, appeared in custody before Galway District Court yesterday. Garda Gerry Morrissey gave evidence of arresting Stewart yesterday morning and later charging him.

He said the accused made no reply when five charges were put to him.

Stewart is charged with having images and movie files of children aged between three months and 17 years, posing naked or engaging in sexual activity on a laptop at 40 Gort na Glaise, Sandy Road, Galway, on November 27 last year.

He is charged with having 13 video files of children under 17 years posing naked or engaging in sexual activity on a Samsung mobile phone on the same date.

He is further charged with the possession of images of children aged between three months and 17 years posing naked or engaging in sexual activity, stored on a USB stick on the same date.

Stewart is also charged with knowingly distributing child pornography.

He is further charged with having 1,093 images and 21 video files of children, aged between one and 17 years, posing naked or engaging in sexual activity, on a Samsung mobile phone.

Judge Mary Fahy remanded Stewart on his own bail of €500, with no lodgement required to appear before the court again on November 26 for service of a book of evidence.