Limerick man who sent sexually explicit videos to TD gets suspended sentence

As a result of the harassment, the TD had safety concerns, particularly as she was meeting with members of the public during an election campaign

Gerard Culhane sent the TD 13 messages over the period in question, including three sexually explicit videos, which he later admitted to gardaí he had downloaded from a pornographic website. File picture: Paddy Cummins/IrishPhotodesk.ie

A man who sent sexually explicit videos to a Fine Gael TD during the 2020 general election campaign has been handed a suspended sentence and ordered to stay away from Leinster House.

Gerard Culhane (43) of Marian Place, Glin, Co. Limerick, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to harassing Jennifer Carroll MacNeill at unknown places within the State on dates between January 13, 2020, and March 26, 2020. He has no previous convictions.