Young Corkman caught with child abuse images on his phone has sentence suspended

The 21-year-old has to engage with the Safer Lives programme to address his issues

The judge imposed a six-month suspended sentence on the man. File photo

A young man caught with images of child sex abuse had his jail sentence suspended on condition that he would engage with the Safer Lives programme to address his issues.

Sergeant Gearóid Davis outlined the background to the case against Adam Murphy Power at Cork District Court where the young man pleaded guilty to possession of the child abuse images.