Grandfather found with 400 child porn images
Wednesday November 17 2004
Martin Quinn, of Wesley Lawns, Dublin admitted possession of child pornography found at his home on October 30, 2003. He was also originally charged with distribution of the images, but the charge was later dropped by the DPP.
Quinn, a married man with two children and one grandchild, had distributed some of the images.
His involvement in the offence came to light during an investigation by London Metropolitan Police.
Det Sgt James Madden said Quinn had co-operated with gardai, was sincerely sorry and was a lonely man living in his own world.
Quinn has no previous convictions and Judge Desmond Hogan said: "I gather from the Granada Institute report that he is not a paedophile and does not show these tendencies".
- Azra Naseem andBronagh Murphy
