Online sex offenders ‘do not fit the stereotype’

Online sex offenders are typically well-educated, in a relationship, and aged 25 to 50, according to the gardaí.

This profile was given by Detective Superintendent Declan Daly at the National Organisation for the Treatment of Sex Abusers’ conference, which was in Dublin yesterday.

“The stereotype some people think is that you have somebody sitting in a basement in a string vest with a small laptop. That’s not what it is,” said Det Supt Daly of the Garda National Protective Services Bureau.