Child porn video sent in Whatsapp group a 'moment of stupidity'

A salesman shared child pornography with a WhatsApp group of co-workers who were “trying to outdo each other” with shock humour and videos, a court heard. hane Carberry (28) re-posted the sick clip without watching the whole thing in a “moment of stupidity” that he instantly regretted, a court heard. Dublin District Court heard the single video featured young boys with a woman. Judge Bryan Smyth struck the case out, sparing Carberry a criminal record after he paid €2,000 to a children’s charity. The judge said it would be disproportionate to criminalise the accused for a “momentary lapse of judgement”, after hearing Carberry was seeking work as a language teacher. Carberry, of Howth Road, Killester, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography at a premises in East Wall Road on January 17 last year. A further charge of distribution of child pornography was withdrawn by the prosecution. Detective Garda Emma Ryan said the accused sent a video message by WhatsApp to a group with three other people. The video contained images of two boys under the age of 10 engaged in sexual conduct with a female adult, the court heard. When it was investigated, the accused went to a garda…
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