Wexford man with intellectual disability guilty of attempted sexual exploitation of children
Wexford People
A 38-year-old man from Wexford Town described as having an intellectual disability was prosecuted in the Circuit Court for attempted sexual exploitation of children.
Wayne McMahon from 30 Wolfe Tone Villas, Wexford, used WhatsApp to send inappropriate messages. However, all was not as it seemed when he began communicating with a purported female in 2021.
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Wexford man with intellectual disability guilty of attempted sexual exploitation of children
Wexford People A 38-year-old man from Wexford Town described as having an intellectual disability was prosecuted in the Circuit Court for attempted sexual exploitation of children. Wayne McMahon from 30 Wolfe Tone Villas, Wexford, used WhatsApp to send inappropriate messages. However, all was not as it seemed when he began communicating with a purported female in 2021.
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