Man discussed raping his granddaughters in online chat with stranger

Man pleaded guilty to one count of knowingly possessing child pornography and one count of knowingly distributing child pornography on dates in October 2017

The 65-year-old Dublin man, who can't be named to protect the identity of the children involved, engaged in a Skype chat conversation with a Canadian going by the name of 'Bill' about raping the children, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard. File picture

A grandfather engaged in an online sexual fantasy with a stranger about the rape of his two granddaughters, then aged seven and two years old, a court has heard.

The 65-year-old Dublin man, who can't be named to protect the identity of the children involved, engaged in a Skype chat conversation with a Canadian going by the name of 'Bill' about raping the children, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard on Tuesday.