"Former church organist and music teacher Éanna McKenna was convicted for possession of 'horrific' child abuse images in 2016 Ten years ago, choirmaster, organist, teacher and an apparent pillar of his local community Éanna McKenna was convicted and jailed for possession of a "horrific and despicable" stash of child abuse material, featuring children from aged from just one-year-old up to 15."
"At the time, Judge Barry Hickson said he was "horrified and shocked" by the depraved content discovered on the Wexford man's computer and hard drive, while McKenna threw himself at the mercy of the court and stated that he was attending group therapy sessions which "had a massive positive improvement on my development as a person", something he stated he wished he had undertaken years earlier."
Éanna McKenna, a choirmaster, organist and music teacher from Wexford, was convicted and jailed in 2016 for possession of a large cache of child-abuse images. The material included children aged from one year to 15, described by the court as "horrific and despicable." Judge Barry Hickson said he was "horrified and shocked" by the depraved content found on McKenna's computer and hard drive. McKenna told the court he had attended group therapy sessions that he said produced a massive positive improvement in his personal development. He stated he wished he had undertaken the therapy years earlier.
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