Stalker talked of raping woman’s three-year-old son

A man stalked a woman and talked about raping her young son, a court has heard.

Mark Mulligan, aged 39, of Railway Rd, Clongriffin, Dublin, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to harassment of a named woman on dates between 2008 and 2012. He also admitted possession of child pornography at his home on July 7, 2013.

He had pleaded not guilty to a third charge of producing child pornography at his home on dates between March 1 and March 17, 2013. Last month, a jury took 44 minutes to return a unanimous verdict of guilty.