Ex-school teacher in Limerick jailed for possessing 162 child sex abuse videos and images

The judge reduced a headline sentence of two-and-a-half years to 16 months on each count to run concurrently

Sam Kavanagh, aged 30, with an address at Kilkerric, Derrymore East, Tralee, Co Kerry, was arrested by gardaí after they were alerted to his offending by authorities in America. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

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A former secondary school music teacher has been jailed after he admitted possessing videos and images of adults engaging in sexual activities with children as young as three.