Paedophile sentence ‘a watershed’

Society must respond to risks of online child abuse, say groups.

Children’s charities have urged the jailing of paedophile Matthew Horan to become a watershed in society’s response to the scourge of online child sexual abuse.

As the 26-year-old Dubliner began a nine-and-a-half year sentence for preying on children as young as nine, campaigners said politicians, parents and educators needed to use the momentum to make real changes towards child protection.