Publication of the identity of a former teacher who showed pornographic videos to young boys under the influence of cannabis when giving them private grinds has been prohibited by order of Judge Desmond Hogan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
The 55-year-old man pleaded guilty to one count of gross indecency on a male person under the age of 17 between March 19th and June 7th, 1995. He also admitted possession of child pornography and of cannabis resin for sale or supply on February 8th, 2002.
Det Sgt Gerald Feeney told Mr Paul Burns, prosecuting, that when gardaí raided the man's north Dublin home they found a "minor cinema" in his attic with a camera and television set-up and over 900 videos.
About 300 of the videos were of gay pornography, while most of the rest were of straight porn. The gardaí also discovered a quantity of cannabis resin in the house and a number of sexually explicit sketches and postcards of naked men exposing their genitals to young boys.
Judge Hogan adjourned sentencing to January 27th, 2004, and banned publication of the man's identity, his address, any reference to people that could identify him or the location of the offences. He said he had a number of matters to consider including the chance of the man reoffending.
