Cookstown man had extreme pornographic images on his phone, court hears
A Co Tyrone man found with extreme pornographic images on his mobile has been fined a total of £400 with a £15 offender's levy at Dungannon Magistrates Court.
District Judge Francis Rafferty heard that the images had been shared with the defendant by friends in a WhatsApp group.
Aaron Lavery, aged 24, of Battery Road, Cookstown, admitted charges of possessing the images on February 7, 2023 and September 30, 2022.
A defence lawyer said the images had been sent to the defendant as part of a WhatsApp group and he had sent one of the videos on.
He said Lavery is hard-working young man who is in a steady relationship and there would be no application for legal aid.
The judge accepted the video was sent to the defendant as part of a group ‘for a laugh’ although there was nothing to laugh at, and forwarded on without thinking.
He remarked that there was nothing at work other than base stupidity.