A Dublin man found with thousands of child pornography images which he himself described as "disgusting, shocking and horrible" has been remanded on bail for sentence on December 15th.
Robert Conway (31), Rafter's Road, Drimnagh, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of approximately 2,000 images depicting children in sexually explicit situations on February 26th, 2002.
Detective Sergeant Martin Mooney told prosecuting counsel, Ms Una Ni Raifeartaigh BL, that Conway revealed the images hidden in CD-Roms and ZIP disc as well as floppies in a drawer under his bed when gardai searched his house on February 26, 2002.
Det Sgt Mooney said once confronted Conway was extremely co-operative and did not hesitate in revealing where he had hidden the pictures. He said he had first browsed the web sites out of curiosity and it soon became "like and addiction".
When shown the pictures to him by gardai after forensic examinations of his computers, he described them as "shoking, horrible and awful."
Det Sgt Mooney also agreed that Conway could benefit from the psychological therapy he is currently undergoing both privately and at the Granada Institute.
Judge Hogan said he needed time to consider how the therapy affects Conway in the next five months before he imposes the sentence on December 15, 2004.