Matthew Johnstone (33) has a previous conviction for possession of child pornography
Judge Martin Nolan had adjourned the case overnight to consider it. He said the real question in the case was whether Johnstone’s original prison sentence would have been extended if both offences had been dealt with at the same time.
“He hacked into these three parties’ email addresses. I must take it there was not much harm done and that his only motivation was curiosity. He was able to do it so he decided to do it,” Judge Nolan said.He imposed a two-year suspended sentence after saying to Johnstone: “The ice is fairly thin for you.”
The court heard Johnstone had used software that allows a person to access other people’s phones and iCloud accounts where their personal information may have been stored remotely. Fiona Murphy SC, defending, said that Johnstone had served the custodial portion of his sentence and was now posing no difficulties under probation supervision.
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