Security guard who downloaded thousands of child abuse images facing jail, warns judge

Owen Shannon of Carrick Hill Road, Portmarnock, Dublin leaving the Criminal Courts of Justice (CCJ) on Parkgate Street in Dublin last December. Picture: Collins Courts

Owen Shannon of Carrick Hill Road, Portmarnock, Dublin leaving the Criminal Courts of Justice (CCJ) on Parkgate Street in Dublin last December. Picture: Collins Courts

Tue, 02 Mar, 2021 - 15:56
Isabel Hayes

 A judge has said she intends to jail a former security guard who admitted downloading thousands of images of children being sexually abused.

Owen Shannon (53) was found with nearly 3,500 images and videos including images of children as young as five being sexually abused by adult men.

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