Sex offender stole bed linen from West Cork B&B before stealing accomplice's bank card

The judge sentenced him to 10 months in jail, six months suspended for two years on a special condition that he remain out of Co. Cork.

The judge said they were 'low and mean offences, particularly with regard to the B&B staff who 'took him at face value' and who had that trust betrayed.

A convicted sex offender left his B&B without paying, also stole the bed linen, and then later stole his friend's bank card to withdraw €600.

Chris Morrisson, aged 23 and originally from Preston in England, and with a previous address at Ballingleara, Co. Leitrim, pleaded guilty at Bandon District Court to charges relating to dates last June in West Cork.