OFFENDER UPLOADS CHILD ABUSE VIDEOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, COURT HEARS
Steve Jennings, 34, of Gleann Petit Park, Mullingar, Co.
Westmeath, pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing child sex abuse materials from February 15-20th, 2024.
The offences are punishable by 5 and 14 year sentences, respectively.
The court heard Jennings uploaded child sex abuse videos to Kik 15 times over the five days, including clips showing sexual abuse of children as young as eight.
Gardaí seized his phone and found the offending material.
Jennings, who is on bail, has no prior convictions and has been attending psychotherapy.
He also engaged in exchanges of explicit messages and expressed a preference for teens.
The sentencing was adjourned for a risk assessment until May, with Jennings providing an apology letter.
He cited involvement during Covid lockdown and noted never to have paid for the material.
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
UK
Country
from United States
- based on first and surname
44.5%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United States
40.4%
Surname region
UK
United States
48.5%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Verified Conviction
Detected legal outcome
Steve Jennings, 34, of Gleann Petit Park, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing child sex abuse materials from February 15-20th, 2024. The offences are punishable by 5 and 14 year sentences, respectively...
