"The offender is identifiable in open court because there is no traditional victim, the court heard The charges date from February 4, 2024. The images included four photographic images created using AI and three anime videos depicting sexual acts with teenagers, contrary to Section 6(1) of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act. Stephen Buckley (47) of Hunters Wood, Ballyseedy, Tralee, had no previous convictions."
"The defendant must receive a custodial sentence to be listed, the court heard. "I'm not prepared to leave you without a conviction but I'm not considering a custodial sentence," the judge told Mr Buckley. The court heard that the married father attends counselling in Duagh. "There's been nothing either before or since this," said his solicitor, Pat Mann. It was noted the offender is identifiable in open court because there is no traditional victim due to the nature of the offence."
A 47-year-old man pleaded guilty to creating four AI photographic images and three anime videos depicting sexual acts with teenagers, contrary to Section 6(1) of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act. The charges date from February 4, 2024. The material was described as a Category 3 offence. The defendant had no previous convictions and attends counselling in Duagh. The judge said a conviction would be recorded but indicated no custodial sentence was being considered. The defendant was remanded on continued bail to February 25 for a full probation report to assess risk. The case coincided with controversy over an AI image-editing tool being used to "nudify" real people online.
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