Man jailed for possession of 3,000 child-porn images

A Dublin man who absconded before his trial in England for possession of child pornography in 2002 has received a two year sentence for possession of over 3,000 similar images at the "upper end of the spectrum".

Jason Maguire (aged 24), of Killininny Court, Firehouse pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of child pornography under the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act on July 28, 2006.