Cork teen who downloaded child sex abuse images jailed

Youghal teenager pleaded guilty to being in possession of over 2,500 images and 39 videos

John Lane of Dermot Hurley Estate, Youghal, Co Cork, was sentenced to two years in prison with the last year suspended by Judge Colin Daly at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.

A teenager with no previous convictions of any kind spent most of his time on computers in his bedroom and ended up downloading child sexual abuse images and now he has been jailed for one year.

John Lane of Dermot Hurley Estate, Youghal, Co Cork, was sentenced to two years with the last year suspended by Judge Colin Daly at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.