Dean Carr (25) pleaded guilty to a charge of meeting a child under 17 for the purpose of engaging in a sex act, known in law as defilement, and a charge of sending sexually explicit material to her on Instagram
A man who took a teenage girl to a Dublin City Centre hotel where he engaged in sexual activity with her has been jailed for two years.
The court heard that the girl had travelled by train from the west of the country to meet Carr, who she had been in contact with on Instagram. He was aware from these messages that she was under 18 as in one message she told him she was 15, the court was told. His Instagram account was also reviewed, following a court order, and gardai are satisfied from the messages that he was aware the girl was underage at the time, the court was told.
It was further accepted that Carr indicated that he didn't wish for the girl to have to give evidence or attend court.
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