Man admits in Cork court to posting intimate images online of his ex-girlfriend

The defendant will be sentenced at the sessions of Cork Circuit Criminal Court commencing on June 22

The 24-year-old admitted the charge of distributing or publishing intimate images without consent with the intention of causing harm to the person or being reckless as to whether harm would be caused to her, contrary to the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020. File photo: Philip Toscano/PA

Intimate images of a young woman were shared online by her ex-boyfriend three years ago and on Wednesday he signed a plea of guilty to the charge.

The 24-year-old was sent forward for sentencing at the sessions of Cork Circuit Criminal Court commencing on June 22.