Richard Hayes, a 51-year-old man from Kilcock, Co Kildare, was sentenced in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for possessing child sexual abuse material. He pleaded guilty to having a total of 33 videos and 84 images on his phones, with the content including extremely disturbing material that depicted the rape of a toddler and abuse of a child with a disability. The court's decision to impose a suspended sentence has raised concerns about the implications of leniency in cases involving such serious offenses.
Richard Hayes, 51, received a suspended two-year sentence for possessing 33 videos and 84 images of child sexual abuse, including horrific content.
The Dublin Circuit Criminal Court was notified of the serious nature of the material found, which included videos depicting the rape of toddlers.
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