Many of the pictures were of three identified children and had been taken from Facebook accounts and doctored to form pornographic images. Over 40 images of explicit child porn in the most serious category were found on O'Hora's HP Pavilion laptop with a further 53 images on his iPhone, depicting children from the ages of eight to 17. O'Hora's home was searched, his computer and mobile phone were seized and he was arrested by gardaí. The court heard they comprised photos of Ms Ní Bheoláin's head taken from newspaper and RTÉ guide cuttings which were then superimposed onto pornographic images. The images were active from Mauntil the account was closed at the request of gardaí on January 17, 2014. The pornographic images and conversations were “sordid and pretty disgusting,” said Judge Nolan.ĭetective Garda Padraig Hanley told Kerida Naidoo SC, prosecuting, that gardaí were alerted after modified images of Ms Ní Bheoláin were found online when her name was put into Google. It was reprehensible and he should be thoroughly ashamed,” said Judge Nolan. “I've no doubt it caused considerable distress to the complainant and her family.

O'Hora was remanded in custody overnight pending sentencing and Judge Martin Nolan warned he would certainly face jail for what he termed his “debasing behaviour” and “insidious harassment” Some of the online discussions related to Ms Ní Bheoláin, while others related to three identified children. The pornography charges involved the possession of roughly 100 images of children involved in sexually explicit activity, and 40 sexually explicit and violent online conversations between O'Hora and a co-accused. The court heard that the harassment involved posting over 30 modified photos of Ms Ní Bheoláin on a website which was reachable through a Google search of her name. He further pleaded guilty to three counts of knowingly possessing child pornography on a mobile phone and on a computer hard drive at Station Road, Portmarnock on February 18, 2014. A Dublin man who harassed RTÉ newsreader Sharon Ní Bheoláin will be sentenced tomorrow for this and three separate counts of possessing child pornography.Ĭonor O'Hora (41) of Heather Walk, Portmarnock, Dublin pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to harassing Ms Ní Bheoláin between Maand January 7, 2014.

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