Corkman who effectively 'gave himself up' avoids jail for having child abuse images

The man has lost his wife and family as a result of his actions nine years ago

The judge finalised sentencing with a two-year suspended sentence on the defendant. File picture: Larry Cummins

An unusual case involving child abuse images saw a man taking no evasive action even though he felt certain that the gardaí would be coming to his home to conduct a search.

The case against 50-year-old Olan Haskett dates back nine years and on Friday he faced sentence for his offence. Judge Helen Boyle acceded to the defence submission from barrister Donal O’Sullivan to impose a fully suspended sentence on Mr Haskett in all the circumstances.