Former civil servant avoids jail term for child pornography

A former civil servant caught with over 7,000 images and 21 videos of child pornography has avoided jail.

Former civil servant avoids jail term for child pornography
Thu, 14 Nov, 2013 - 17:39

A former civil servant caught with over 7,000 images and 21 videos of child pornography has avoided jail.

Staff at the then Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism discovered attempts to download inappropriate material on Patrick Corcoran’s (53) computer during a software upgrade at the Kildare Street offices in December 2009.

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