Man charged with trying to obtain child sex abuse images in Cork

The case was adjourned until January 30 at the circuit court for a date to be set for a trial by judge and jury

The accused was charged with attempting to produce pornography via conversations on Snapchat with a young girl.

A 61-year-old man was arrested in Cork today and charged with child pornography offences that included a count of attempting to produce child pornography via conversations on Snapchat with a young girl.

Mehmet Umit Pala, of Maiville Terrace, Evergreen Road, Turner’s Cross, Cork, was arrested and charged by Detective Garda Craig Peterson and brought before Cork District Court.