Man caught with thousands of child sex abuse images jailed

Owen Shannon of Carrickhill Road, Portmarnock, Dublin was found with almost 3,500 images and videos of children being sexually assaulted. Picture: Collins Courts

A former security guard who was caught with thousands of images of children being sexually abused has been jailed for 18 months.

Owen Shannon, aged 53, was found with nearly 3,500 images and videos on various devices in his home of children as young as five being sexually abused by adult men.