Prevention of online child sexual abuse
Man with 2,487 images of child abuse avoids jail term
Daniel Cregg (58), of Edenvale Road, Ranelagh, Dublin. Photo: Collins Courts
Declan Brennan Thu 5 May 202
A man was found with images and videos of children being sexually abused after his GP reported concerns about him to gardaí, a court has heard.
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/prevent-child-sexual-abuse-online/
PREVENTION OF ONLINE CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
The EU and its member states work together to effectively fight online child sexual abuse, and to protect victims using safeguarding strategies.
On this page:
- New rules to combat child sexual abuse online
- EU centre: hub of expertise
- Prevalence of child sexual abuse
- Child protection
NEW RULES TO COMBAT ONLINE CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
US-born man caught with 2,487 child abuse images in his Dublin flat avoids jail – SundayWorld.com
During a psychiatric assessment consultation in 2015 Daniel Cregg (58) expressed child abuse views that were a source of concern for his GP.
Daniel Cregg Exposes Irish Independent Newspaper Breaking EU Law
Daniel Cregg (58), of Edenvale Road, Ranelagh, Dublin, at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court yesterday (WEDS) where he received a two year suspended sentence for possession of child abuse images. PIC: Collins Courts 4/5/22
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Daniel Cregg
Prevention of online child sexual abuse
Man with 2,487 images of child abuse avoids jail term
Daniel Cregg (58), of Edenvale Road, Ranelagh, Dublin. Photo: Collins Courts
Declan Brennan Thu 5 May 202
A man was found with images and videos of children being sexually abused after his GP reported concerns about him to gardaí, a court has heard.
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/prevent-child-sexual-abuse-online/
PREVENTION OF ONLINE CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
The EU and its member states work together to effectively fight online child sexual abuse, and to protect victims using safeguarding strategies.
On this page:
- New rules to combat child sexual abuse online
- EU centre: hub of expertise
- Prevalence of child sexual abuse
- Child protection
Daniel Cregg
NEW RULES TO COMBAT ONLINE CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
US-born man caught with 2,487 child abuse images in his Dublin flat avoids jail – SundayWorld.com
During a psychiatric assessment consultation in 2015 Daniel Cregg (58) expressed child abuse views that were a source of concern for his GP.
Daniel Cregg Exposes Irish Independent Newspaper Breaking EU Law
Daniel Cregg (58), of Edenvale Road, Ranelagh, Dublin, at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court yesterday (WEDS) where he received a two year suspended sentence for possession of child abuse images. PIC: Collins Courts 4/5/22
MAN FOUND WITH CHILD ABUSE IMAGES AFTER GP REPORTED HIM TO GARDAÍ
A man was found in possession of images and videos of children being sexually abused after his GP reported concerns about him to Gardaí, a court has heard.
During a psychiatric assessment consultation in 2015 Daniel Cregg (58) expressed child abuse views that were a source of concern for his GP.
On foot of a report from the GP Gardaí obtained a search warrant for Cregg’s flat on Edenvale Road, Dublin. Cregg met gardaí at the door and co-operated with the search and told gardaí there was “child porn” material in the house.
Cregg was found to have 2,487 sexually explicit images of children stored on computer equipment at this flat. Nearly 400 of these depicted children in sexual activity, the court heard.
Two images had been printed out and placed together to represent something happening. This formed the basis for a charge of production of child abuse imagery, the court heard.
Cregg pleaded guilty to this offence and to possession of “child pornography” at Edenvale Road on July 8th, 2015.
Detective Sergeant John Kelly told the court that there is a shortage of garda resources to analyse this type of material and that by the time it was analysed Cregg had already pleaded guilty.
He agreed with Felix McEnroy SC, defending, that Cregg’s “bizarre” questions to his GP may have been “somebody who was looking for help”.
PRIVATE FOSTER CARE
He agreed that Cregg could be described as a vulnerable adult.
Mr McEnroy told the court that Cregg was born in the US, but after his parents divorced he was placed in private foster care with a woman who had strict religious views and physically abused him.
Cregg was later sent to live with a great aunt in Cork, but there was tension between him and her husband. He went on to work to train in computers and worked in computing in the US for two decades before finding himself out of work in the late 1990s.
He returned to Ireland and ended up living alone in Dublin, in extreme social isolation and poor squalor, counsel said. He said that in some respects Cregg was relieved when Gardaí came to his door.
Judge Melanie Greally said that the aggravating facts in the case were the amount of the offending material and the skill involved in how the material was stored.
She said the mitigating factors included his difficult personal circumstances, his educational and employment achievements and the lack of any other offending. She said that in particular she was taking into consideration Cregg’s psychiatric history.
She suspended a two-year prison term for two years on condition that he Cregg continue to engage with the Probation Service and mental health services.
SUSPENDED TERM |
US-BORN MAN CAUGHT WITH 2,487 CHILD ABUSE IMAGES IN HIS DUBLIN FLAT AVOIDS JAIL
Daniel Cregg’s flat was searched after his GP reported concerns about him to gardaí
Declan Brennan
Wed 4 May 2022 at 17:42
A man was found in possession of images and videos of children being sexually abused after his GP reported concerns about him to gardaí, a court has heard.
During a psychiatric assessment consultation in 2015 Daniel Cregg (58) expressed child abuse views that were a source of concern for his GP.
On foot of a report from the GP gardaí obtained a search warrant for Cregg’s flat on Edenvale Road, Dublin. Cregg met gardaí at the door and co-operated with the search and told gardaí there was “child porn” material in the house.
Cregg was found to have 2,487 sexually explicit images of children stored on computer equipment at this flat. Nearly 400 of these depicted children in sexual activity, the court heard.
Two images had been printed out and placed together to represent something happening. This formed the basis for a charge of production of “child pornography”, the court heard.
Cregg pleaded guilty to this offence and to possession of “child pornography” at Edenvale Road., on July 8, 2015.
Man found with child abuse images after GP reported him to gardaí (breakingnews.ie)
Detective Sergeant John Kelly told the court that there is a shortage of garda resources to analyse this type of material and that by the time it was analysed Cregg had already pleaded guilty.
He agreed with Felix McEnroy SC, defending, that Cregg’s “bizarre” questions to his GP may have been “somebody who was looking for help”.
He agreed that Cregg could be described as a vulnerable adult.
Mr McEnroy told the court that Cregg was born in the US but after his parents divorced he was placed in private foster care with a woman who had strict religious views and physically abused him.
Cregg was later sent to live with a great aunt in Cork but there was tension between him and her husband.
He went on to work to train in computers and worked in computing in the US for two decades before finding himself out of work in the late 1990s.
He returned to Ireland and ended up living alone in Dublin, in extreme social isolation and poor squalor, counsel said. He said that in some respects Cregg was relieved when gardaí came to his door
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MAN WITH 2,487 IMAGES OF CHILD ABUSE AVOIDS JAIL TERM
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Declan Brennan
Thu 5 May 2022 at 02:30
A man was found with images and videos of children being sexually abused after his GP reported concerns about him to gardaí, a court has heard.
During a psychiatric assessment consultation in 2015 Daniel Cregg (58) expressed child abuse views that were a source of concern for his GP.
A man was found with images and videos of children being sexually abused after his GP reported concerns about him to gardaí, a court has heard.
During a psychiatric assessment consultation in 2015 Daniel Cregg (58) expressed child abuse views that were a source of concern for his GP.
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Judge Melanie Greally said that the aggravating facts in the case were the amount of the offending material and the skill involved in how the material was stored.
She said the mitigating factors included his difficult personal circumstances, his educational and employment achievements and the lack of any other offending. She said that in particular she was taking into consideration Cregg’s psychiatric history.
She suspended a two-year prison term for two years on condition that he Cregg continue to engage with the Probation Service and mental health services.
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Declan Brennan
A man was found in possession of images and videos of children being sexually abused after his GP reported concerns about him to Gardaí, a court has heard
During a psychiatric assessment consultation in 2015 Daniel Cregg (58) expressed child abuse views that were a source of concern for his GP.
On foot of a report from the GP Gardaí obtained a search warrant for Cregg’s flat on Edenvale Road, Dublin. Cregg met gardaí at the door and co-operated with the search and told gardaí there was “child porn” material in the house.
Cregg was found to have 2,487 sexually explicit images of children stored on computer equipment at this flat. Nearly 400 of these depicted children in sexual activity, the court heard.
Two images had been printed out and placed together to represent something happening. This formed the basis for a charge of production of child abuse imagery, the court heard.
Cregg pleaded guilty to this offence and to possession of “child pornography” at Edenvale Road on July 8th, 2015.
Detective Sergeant John Kelly told the court that there is a shortage of garda resources to analyse this type of material and that by the time it was analysed Cregg had already pleaded guilty.
He agreed with Felix McEnroy SC, defending, that Cregg’s “bizarre” questions to his GP may have been “somebody who was looking for help”.
PRIVATE FOSTER CARE
He agreed that Cregg could be described as a vulnerable adult.
Mr McEnroy told the court that Cregg was born in the US, but after his parents divorced he was placed in private foster care with a woman who had strict religious views and physically abused him.
Cregg was later sent to live with a great aunt in Cork, but there was tension between him and her husband. He went on to work to train in computers and worked in computing in the US for two decades before finding himself out of work in the late 1990s.
He returned to Ireland and ended up living alone in Dublin, in extreme social isolation and poor squalor, counsel said. He said that in some respects Cregg was relieved when Gardaí came to his door.
Judge Melanie Greally said that the aggravating facts in the case were the amount of the offending material and the skill involved in how the material was stored.
She said the mitigating factors included his difficult personal circumstances, his educational and employment achievements and the lack of any other offending. She said that in particular she was taking into consideration Cregg’s psychiatric history.
She suspended a two-year prison term for two years on condition that he Cregg continue to engage with the Probation Service and mental health services.
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Declan Brennan
A man was found in possession of images and videos of children being sexually abused after his GP reported concerns about him to Gardaí, a court has heard.
During a psychiatric assessment consultation in 2015 Daniel Cregg (58) expressed child abuse views that were a source of concern for his GP.
On foot of a report from the GP Gardaí obtained a search warrant for Cregg’s flat on Edenvale Road, Dublin. Cregg met gardaí at the door and co-operated with the search and told gardaí there was “child porn” material in the house.
Cregg was found to have 2,487 sexually explicit images of children stored on computer equipment at this flat. Nearly 400 of these depicted children in sexual activity, the court heard.
Two images had been printed out and placed together to represent something happening. This formed the basis for a charge of production of child abuse imagery, the court heard.
Cregg pleaded guilty to this offence and to possession of “child pornography” at Edenvale Road on July 8th, 2015.
Detective Sergeant John Kelly told the court that there is a shortage of garda resources to analyse this type of material and that by the time it was analysed Cregg had already pleaded guilty.
He agreed with Felix McEnroy SC, defending, that Cregg’s “bizarre” questions to his GP may have been “somebody who was looking for help”.
PRIVATE FOSTER CARE
He agreed that Cregg could be described as a vulnerable adult.
Mr McEnroy told the court that Cregg was born in the US, but after his parents divorced he was placed in private foster care with a woman who had strict religious views and physically abused him.
Cregg was later sent to live with a great aunt in Cork, but there was tension between him and her husband. He went on to work to train in computers and worked in computing in the US for two decades before finding himself out of work in the late 1990s.
He returned to Ireland and ended up living alone in Dublin, in extreme social isolation and poor squalor, counsel said. He said that in some respects Cregg was relieved when Gardaí came to his door.
Judge Melanie Greally said that the aggravating facts in the case were the amount of the offending material and the skill involved in how the material was stored.
She said the mitigating factors included his difficult personal circumstances, his educational and employment achievements and the lack of any other offending. She said that in particular she was taking into consideration Cregg’s psychiatric history.
She suspended a two-year prison term for two years on condition that he Cregg continue to engage with the Probation Service and mental health services.
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MAN FOUND WITH CHILD ABUSE IMAGES AFTER GP REPORTED HIM TO GARDAÍ
WEDNESDAY, MAY 04, 2022
Declan Brennan
A man was found in possession of images and videos of children being sexually abused after his GP reported concerns about him to Gardaí, a court has heard.
During a psychiatric assessment consultation in 2015 Daniel Cregg (58) expressed child abuse views that were a source of concern for his GP.
On foot of a report from the GP Gardaí obtained a search warrant for Cregg’s flat on Edenvale Road, Dublin. Cregg met gardaí at the door and co-operated with the search and told gardaí there was “child porn” material in the house.
Cregg was found to have 2,487 sexually explicit images of children stored on computer equipment at this flat. Nearly 400 of these depicted children in sexual activity, the court heard.
Two images had been printed out and placed together to represent something happening. This formed the basis for a charge of production of child abuse imagery, the court heard.
Cregg pleaded guilty to this offence and to possession of “child pornography” at Edenvale Road on July 8th, 2015.
Detective Sergeant John Kelly told the court that there is a shortage of garda resources to analyse this type of material and that by the time it was analysed Cregg had already pleaded guilty.
He agreed with Felix McEnroy SC, defending, that Cregg’s “bizarre” questions to his GP may have been “somebody who was looking for help”.
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He agreed that Cregg could be described as a vulnerable adult.
Mr McEnroy told the court that Cregg was born in the US, but after his parents divorced he was placed in private foster care with a woman who had strict religious views and physically abused him.
Cregg was later sent to live with a great aunt in Cork, but there was tension between him and her husband. He went on to work to train in computers and worked in computing in the US for two decades before finding himself out of work in the late 1990s.
He returned to Ireland and ended up living alone in Dublin, in extreme social isolation and poor squalor, counsel said. He said that in some respects Cregg was relieved when Gardaí came to his door.
Judge Melanie Greally said that the aggravating facts in the case were the amount of the offending material and the skill involved in how the material was stored.
She said the mitigating factors included his difficult personal circumstances, his educational and employment achievements and the lack of any other offending. She said that in particular she was taking into consideration Cregg’s psychiatric history.
She suspended a two-year prison term for two years on condition that he Cregg continue to engage with the Probation Service and mental health services.
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A man was found in possession of images and videos of children being sexually abused after his GP reported concerns about him to Gardaí, a court has heard.
During a psychiatric assessment consultation in 2015 Daniel Cregg (58) expressed child abuse views that were a source of concern for his GP.
On foot of a report from the GP Gardaí obtained a search warrant for Cregg’s flat on Edenvale Road, Dublin. Cregg met gardaí at the door and co-operated with the search and told gardaí there was “child porn” material in the house.
Cregg was found to have 2,487 sexually explicit images of children stored on computer equipment at this flat. Nearly 400 of these depicted children in sexual activity, the court heard.
Two images had been printed out and placed together to represent something happening. This formed the basis for a charge of production of child abuse imagery, the court heard.
Cregg pleaded guilty to this offence and to possession of “child pornography” at Edenvale Road on July 8th, 2015.
Detective Sergeant John Kelly told the court that there is a shortage of garda resources to analyse this type of material and that by the time it was analysed Cregg had already pleaded guilty.
He agreed with Felix McEnroy SC, defending, that Cregg’s “bizarre” questions to his GP may have been “somebody who was looking for help”.
PRIVATE FOSTER CARE
He agreed that Cregg could be described as a vulnerable adult.
Mr McEnroy told the court that Cregg was born in the US, but after his parents divorced he was placed in private foster care with a woman who had strict religious views and physically abused him.
Cregg was later sent to live with a great aunt in Cork, but there was tension between him and her husband. He went on to work to train in computers and worked in computing in the US for two decades before finding himself out of work in the late 1990s.
He returned to Ireland and ended up living alone in Dublin, in extreme social isolation and poor squalor, counsel said. He said that in some respects Cregg was relieved when Gardaí came to his door.
Judge Melanie Greally said that the aggravating facts in the case were the amount of the offending material and the skill involved in how the material was stored.
She said the mitigating factors included his difficult personal circumstances, his educational and employment achievements and the lack of any other offending. She said that in particular she was taking into consideration Cregg’s psychiatric history.
She suspended a two-year prison term for two years on condition that he Cregg continue to engage with the Probation Service and mental health services.
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Voluntary detection and reporting by digital companies has proved insufficient to address the spread of child sexual abuse (CSA) material online. Service providers face different rules in different countries because there is no harmonisation at EU level. While some providers take an active role, others are less involved, creating gaps that mean abuse can continue undetected.
On 11 May 2022, the Commission adopted a legislative proposal to prevent and combat CSA, making it mandatory for service providers to report online child sexual abuse on their platforms and to alert the authorities. These new rules aim to help EU countries to:
- detect and report online child sexual abuse
- prevent online child sexual abuse (including grooming)
- support victims
- Proposal on rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse
The proposal builds on the digital services act and supplements it with provisions addressing the specific challenges posed by CSA. The rules impose obligations on service providers to minimise the risk of their services being used for online CSA. Detecting and reporting CSA material is key to preventing and stopping abuse online and in real life, and is important in assisting victims as material can be prevented from reappearing.
ASSESS THE RISKS
Online service providers would have to perform risk assessments, requiring them to check whether online child sexual abuse material is present on their services. For each service they should:
- identify, analyse and assess the risk
- gather information on the limitation of the risk to specific channels or specific groups of users
- check the age of users while preserving privacy and ensuring a safe online environment for children
COORDINATING AUTHORITIES
Member states would designate several competent authorities, appointing one as a coordinating authority to:
- review the risk assessments
- ensure that fines are imposed in the event of failure to comply with the regulation
Sign of reduced risk
Service providers who satisfactorily meet the conditions may:
- display a distinctive sign of reduced risk
- include clear explanations of what the sign stands for with the understanding that the risk of online child sexual abuse is not eliminated
Detect, report and remove
The coordinating authority has the power to request a judicial authority or an independent administrative authority to issue detection orders only where there is significant risk of the service being used for the purpose of online CSA. Detection orders being a means of last resort, the competent authorities may issue removal, blocking and delisting order to providers.
DETECT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL ONLINE:
- prepare a plan to detect CSA or the dissemination of CSA material on a specific service
- inform users about the technologies it uses to detect CSA
- Report child sexual abuse material online:
- report any CSA cases to the EU centre, highlighting any imminent threat to the life or safety of a child
- Remove child sexual abuse material online:
- remove or disable access to specific items of CSA material, in all EU countries
- reinstate or provide access when necessary
- The rules also provide for judicial redress:
- both providers and users having a right to challenge any measure affecting them in court
- users would have a right of compensation for any damage that might result from processing under the proposal
- Removal and delisting orders would also apply to providers that have their main establishment in a member state other than the one that issued the order. In cases that are reversed because of a redress procedure the provider must reinstate the material or access to it without delay.
- Information will only be kept for a limited time necessary for the purpose and duration of complaints or redress procedures. After this period the information should be deleted.
- EU centre: hub of expertise in the EU
- Similar to the national independent centre in the US, a new EU centre would be set up to support law enforcement in acting on reports and protecting children. As a knowledge hub, the centre would:
- collect and share expertise and best practices in prevention and victim support
- facilitate the risk assessment process
- coordinate detection, reporting, prevention and assistance for victims
- cooperate closely with the authorities and relevant partner organisations
- The centre would comprise an operational support team, a technology committee and a victims board.
THE OPERATIONAL TEAM:
- coordinates with national authorities and partners worldwide
- receives reports of potential online child abuse
- maintains a database of indicators
- exchanges best practice
THE TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE:
- nominated by member states
- made up of specialists in assessing technologies used to prevent and combat online CSA
- makes technologies available to enforce detection orders
THE VICTIMS BOARD:
- made up of adult victims of CSA
- made up of recognised experts in providing assistance and support to victims
PREVALENCE OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
Globally one in eight children are estimated to be victims of some form of sexual violence online or in real life, compared with one in five children in Europe. Abuse mostly occurs in the child’s circle of trust, making it difficult for children to report and overcome. Between 70% and 85% of child victims – one to 18 years old – know their abusers.
One third of abused children never tell anyone, so such acts remain largely under-reported. It is therefore difficult to measure the true scale and the number of known cases represents only the tip of the iceberg.
1 in 5 children are victims of some form of sexual violence
BETWEEN 70% AND 85% KNOW THEIR ABUSERS
1 IN 3 NEVER TELL ANYONE ABOUT THE ABUSE
A recent EU report reveals that 684 instances of child sexual exploitation were identified in 2022. The 60 investigations carried out led to 30 arrests, with 40 victims identified and protected.
In the US, there were 32 million reports of suspected child sexual exploitation in 2022, 99.5% of which were made by electronic service providers. It is mandatory for internet companies based in the US to report any instances of child sexual abuse that they find in their networks to a national independent centre. In the EU this is currently voluntary.
684
instances of child sexual exploitation were identified in the EU in 2022
Child protection
RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
On 9 June 2022, the Council adopted conclusions on the EU strategy on the rights of the child. More generally, member states are called on to:
- develop policies to enforce the rights of all children without discrimination
- increase efforts to prevent and combat all forms of violence against children
- strengthen their justice systems so that they respect the rights of all children
- increase opportunities for children to be responsible and resilient members of the digital society
A network of national contact points would make it possible to provide a more effective response to abduction alerts.
The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU guarantees the protection of the rights of the child by the EU institutions and by EU countries when they implement EU law.
Children shall have the right to such protection and care as is necessary for their well-being. They may express their views freely. Such views shall be taken into consideration on matters which concern them in accordance with their age and maturity.Article 24, the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
In all actions relating to children, whether taken by public authorities or private institutions, the child’s best interests must be a primary consideration.Article 24, the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS ON CHILD PROTECTION
The Council of Europe convention on the protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse details the measures that must be taken. It protects children in 48 European states. The convention covers sexual abuse within a child’s family and in the circle of trust as well as acts carried out for commercial or profit-making purposes.
The 1989 UN convention on the rights of the child establishes children’s right to be protected from all forms of violence. The convention has 54 articles that cover all aspects of a child’s life and set out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights that all children everywhere are entitled to. It also explains how adults and governments must work together to make sure all children can enjoy all their rights.
See also
- Human rights channel (Council of Europe)
- EU strategy for a more effective fight against child sexual abuse (European Commission)
- Legal framework to protect children (European Commission)
- EU proposes new rules to fight child sexual abuse (European Commission)
- Child sexual abuse (European Commission)
- Exploiting isolation: offenders and victims of online child sexual abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic (Europol)
- CyberTipline 2022 Report
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19/11/2023 | MICHAEL BOLTON
Two people have been arrested after cannabis and cocaine was seized in Galway.
Gardaí conducted planned searches on three premises in the Connemara area of Galway on Saturday morning.
During the course of the searches Gardaí seized cocaine worth €75,000 (analysis pending) and quantities of Cannabis. A sum of cash was also seized.
Two men have been arrested in connection with the investigations and are currently detained at a Garda Station in County Galway.
One is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 while the second is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
Investigations are currently ongoing.
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