A “PORNOGRAPHY addict” who was caught with over 1,000 images and videos of children being raped and posing naked will be sentenced next month at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
Sam Wiltshire (31) printed off more than 200 child pornography images in the photo developing shop where he worked. Gardaí also found he was sharing images over peer-to-peer networks using programmes such as Limewire.
Judge Tony Hunt adjourned finalisation of sentencing to read a report from the Granada Institute, which treats sexual offenders.
Wiltshire had pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography at his Ballyfermot home on December 12th, 2008.
Det Garda James O’Donnell told prosecuting counsel, Melanie Greally, that an investigation in the Netherlands into a child pornography website showed several Irish users of the site, including Wiltshire.
Search warrants were obtained for his home at Cedarbrook Walk, Ballyfermot, and his place of work in the pharmacy in Superquinn on Sundrive Road, Crumlin.
When gardaí called to his home, Wiltshire showed them his computer which contained the pornography.
A large amount of computer equipment was seized, including a laptop, a computer hard drive and 16 CDs. A bag was also found which contained 210 developed photos of naked children. Images and videos showing children as young as seven were found by the Garda Computer Crime Investigation Unit.
Most of the pictures were of children aged 11 to 15 posing naked. A large amount of the files were in folders were used for sharing over the internet.
E-mails by Wiltshire were also found, which showed he was actively seeking this material on the internet.