Paedophile sentence ‘a watershed’

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

Paedophile sentence ‘a watershed’

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.

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