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Exclusive: Mark Wright is set to go on trial later this year after pleading not guilty
This man is set to go on trial accused of importing a child sex doll and possession of child pornography.
Mark Wright (27) from Corrig, Stradbally, Co Laois, has pleaded not guilty to possession of child sex dolls as well as 71 images of child pornography.
Mr Wright appeared before a sitting of Portlaoise Circuit Court on Friday after a lengthy delay in the case.
In an earlier sitting, which has not been publicly reported until today, Mr Wright pleaded not guilty to all three charges.
On Friday, the court was told that exhibits were being prepared in the matter and that it would be put back to a date in June where a date for trial will then be decided.Mr Wright stands accused of importing a child sex doll from Japan – the first known charge of its kind in this country.
He is accused of knowingly having child pornography in the form of a “torso” of a child with what is described as a “penetrable anus and vagina.”
The doll was discovered contained in a box with a “Japanese-style” drawing of a “naked” child, posed with its legs spread open, according to the charge.
He also stands accused of having another doll of a child, which is described as being “17 years old” on the box it was contained within.
He’s also charged with possession of another doll, which was a “model of a young child’s mouth,” again in a box which contained a drawing of a “young female child.”
The offences are contrary to Section Six of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998.
The possession offences are alleged to have occurred at the accused’s home address on July 24, 2017.
Apart from those charges Mr Wright stands accused of attempting to commit an offence “by purchasing and attempting to import a child sex doll,” which is contrary to common law.
That offence is alleged to have occurred within the state sometime between January 1, 2017 and October 9, 2017.
The possession of child sex dolls has been placed into section of the offence of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act that deals with child pornography
No person has yet been convicted of this type of offence.
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