Ex-garda showed ‘breathtaking disregard' by inciting men to rape female colleague he impersonated online as cop jailed
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Flanagan, with an address in Co
He also shared the woman's personal information, including her address, photos of her and her daughters, and screenshots from the Strava app, showing her running route.
Flanagan pleaded guilty to two counts of inciting two men to rape the woman on dates between November and December 2020.
He further pleaded guilty to six counts of endangering the woman and her daughters between 2018 and 2020, and to one count of possession of four images of child sexual abuse material, known in law as child pornography, on January 7, 2021.
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He has no previous convictions.
Imposing sentence at the Central Criminal
She imposed a sentence of eight years with the final 12 months suspended on strict conditions for three years.
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Shane Flanagan impersonated the woman on a fetish website and on Facebook
Credit: irishphotodesk.ie
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