Sentence reduced for man convicted of travelling to meet child for sexually exploitative act

A Pakistani man jailed for travelling to meet a 13-year-old girl with the intention of doing an act that would constitute sexual exploitation, in what was the first prosecution taken under child protection legislation, had his sentence reduced at the Court of Appeal today.

Muhammad Hussain, with a last address at Steam Boat Quay, Limerick City, pleaded not guilty to travelling to meet a child with the intention of doing an act that would constitute sexual exploitation on July 22, 2011.