Trainee teacher jailed for five years for abuse of girl, 4

A trainee Montessori teacher who sexually assaulted and took pornographic pictures of a four-year-old child in his care has been jailed for five years.

The court heard the child, who had special needs, was afraid to go back to the specialised playschool she attended. She told her mother that Kevin Muldoon, aged 32, had taken photos of her “bum” and “pants”.

Gardaí later discovered 46 images of the girl sent from the man’s phone to his email address, including photos of her private parts and of him with his finger in her mouth.