Man who watched pornography since he was 11 avoids jail for having child sex abuse images

The man was caught in 2011, but due to a backlog the images were not analysed until early 2016 and he was not charged until December 2018

Owen Glynn was caught with almost 1,900 images in 2011 after gardaí were alerted by authorities from another jurisdiction to the fact that illegal material was being accessed at that address. Photo: Collins Courts

A man who admitted to gardaí that he began accessing pornography from the age of 11 has been given a nine-month suspended sentence for possession of child sex abuse images.

Owen Glynn (34) was caught with almost 1,900 images in 2011 after gardaí were alerted by authorities from another jurisdiction to the fact that illegal material was being accessed at that address.