DUBLIN (IRELAND)
Independent
October 27, 2020
By Eoghan Dalton
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/ex-priest-who-was-subject-of-oscar-nominated-documentary-on-sex-abuse-jailed-for-22-months-over-child-pornography-39675246.html
A former priest has been sentenced to prison for 22 months at Waterford Circuit Court for possessing child pornography.
Oliver O’Grady (75) had been found guilty by a jury a fortnight ago, having been charged with one count of possessing a video of an underage girl engaging in a sexual act.
The court heard that he had the video on a date between December 14, 2015 and March 2016, at his residence at St Otteran’s Place, South Parade, Waterford city.
The case arose when a former housemate of O’Grady reported him to gardaí after discovering a sexually explicit video on the computer. The offence – which he denied – carries a maximum sentence of five years.
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