Costs refused in child porn acquittal case

A former solicitor at the Chief State Solicitor’s office who was acquitted of possessing child porn has been refused his costs by Judge Yvonne Murphy at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Mr Sean Foley (aged 38), of Percy Place, Dublin 2, was found not guilty on December 20, 2004 by direction of Judge Murphy of knowingly having child pornography contained in temporary internet files on a computer hard drive at Merrion Row on May 27, 2002.