Isolation blamed for child porn addiction

A retired cobbler living in a bubble of isolation stumbled into an addiction to internet child pornography but now he would rather kill himself than look at such material again.

That was how defence barrister Sinead Behan described the actions of 56-year-old Gerard Aher, of Wolfe Tone Street, Cork.

Judge David Riordan imposed a sentence of two and a half years with the last two years suspended. The judge said gardaí should have the right to inspect his computer in the future.