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Irish Examiner
4 hours ago
- Irish Examiner
Cork man caught sending sexual images to children in sting operation jailed
A 70-year-old Cork man was jailed for two years today after being caught in an online sting operation where he engaged in sexualised conversations and sent sexually explicit images to parties he was led to believe were 11 and 12-year-old girls. When interviewed by the probation service ahead of sentencing he minimised the offences, describing them as 'harmless fun'. Judge Helen Boyle imposed a sentence of three-and-a-half years with the last 18 months suspended at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, on Patrick Linehan, previously of Comeragh Park, The Glen, Cork. The judge noted that adults were actually masquerading as children and that the offences committed by the 70-year-old related to his intent and attempts made by him but, as defence barrister Ronan Barnes pointed out, there were no actual injured parties. Mr Barnes said the accused pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity and cooperated with the gardaí. He said the defendant had an exemplary work record with Cork City Council, where he worked for 31 years in drainage. He is married and was living in South Africa until he returned voluntarily to face this case and plead guilty. Suspending 18 months of the sentence, Judge Boyle made it a condition of the suspension that he would return to South Africa within two weeks of completing his prison sentence. Patrick Linehan admitted using information technology to interact with children for the purpose of sexual exploitation and arranging to meet a child for the purpose of sexual assault. Evidence Detective Garda Brendan Murray outlined the background to the case. 'On July 8, 2023, gardaí were alerted to an incident at Comeragh Park, the Glen, Cork. On attending this address, they met with the accused, who was in the company of a number of people who purported to be members of an organisation called Child Online Protection Enforcers. 'A member of this group handed gardaí two USB storage devices which, he stated, contained sexualised conversations between the accused and two female children aged 11 and 12 years. It was confirmed to gardaí that these girls did not exist, but their profiles were generated by and controlled by adults posing as children. 'When interviewed by gardaí, the accused, Pat Linehan, admitted he had been in contact with two girls and acknowledged he was aware the girls really were 11 and 12 years of age. He later stated he thought the 12-year-old was 15 or 16 as she sounded older from the texts. 'He acknowledged he had sent her images and videos, but stated they were not obscene. He also stated that she had asked to meet with him a few times, but he had never met up with her. He described the communications with the 11-year-old girl as harmless fun. Social media 'During the investigation, gardaí analysed Facebook messages and WhatsApp messages between Pat Linehan and the decoy profiles of an 11 and 12-year-old female. The Facebook profile pictures of both profiles are of young female children who could not be mistaken to be adults. 'In the initial conversations with each of the profiles, Pat Linehan is informed he is communicating with children, and their ages are discussed on a number of occasions throughout the message threads. 'Pat Linehan initially states to both children he is 13 years old, but later, after sending selfie type photos of himself, is challenged and admits he is older, stating he was 62. (He was 68 at the time). 'Pat Linehan sexualised the conversations very early in the communications with both profiles and describes in graphic detail sexual acts he would like to perform on the young girls … He asks if they would perform sexual acts on him, to which they reply, questioning if they're allowed to do that, given their ages, Pat Linehan suggests nobody would know, that it would be a secret. He sent images of his penis to both girls, and he sent videos of a sexual nature to the profile of the 11-year-old girl. The message thread to both girls, began on the June 19, 2023, and continued for a number of weeks, concluding on July 8, 2023.'
BreakingNews.ie
4 days ago
- BreakingNews.ie
Pensioner caught having sexualised conversations with young girls caught by sting
A 70-year-old man was caught in a sting operation after he had sexualised conversations with parties he believed were 11 to 12-year-old girls, a court has heard. Patrick (Pat) Linehan, previously of Comeragh Park, the Glen, Cork, last month pleaded guilty to using technology to interact with children for the purpose of sexual exploitation. He also admitted arranging to meet a child for the purpose of sexual assault. Advertisement Dt Garda Brendan Murray told Cork Circuit Criminal Court that on July 8th, 2023, gardaí were made aware of an incident at Comeragh Park on the northside of Cork city. 'On attending this address, they met with the accused, who was in the company of a number of people who purported to be members of an organisation called Child Online Protection Enforcers. 'A member of this group handed gardaí two USB storage devices which, he stated, contained sexualised conversations between the accused and two female children aged 11 and 12 years.' Dt Garda Murray was informed that these girls did not exist. He stated that instead, their profiles were generated by and controlled by adults posing as children. Advertisement Dt Garda Murray told Judge Helen Boyle that when Mr Linehan was interviewed, he admitted he had been in contact with two girls. He said that Mr Linehan acknowledged that he was aware that girls were 11 and 12 years of age. 'He (Linehan) later stated he thought the 12-year-old was 15 or 16, as (he said) she sounded older from the texts. 'He acknowledged he had sent her images and videos, but stated they were not obscene. He also stated that she had asked to meet with him a few times, but he had never met up with her.' Dt Garda Murray said that Mr Linehan described the communications with what he thought to be an 11-year-old girl as 'harmless fun.' Advertisement The court heard that gardaí analysed profiles of Facebook and WhatsApp messages between Mr Linehan and the decoy profiles of 11 and 12-year-old females. Dt Garda Murray said that the profile pictures on Facebook and WhatsApp were of young female children who could not be mistaken to be adults. 'In the initial conversations with each of the profiles, Pat Linehan is informed he is communicating with children, and their ages are discussed on a number of occasions throughout the message threads. 'Pat Linehan initially states to both children he is 13 years old, but later, after sending selfie-type photos of himself, is challenged and admits he is older, stating he was 62." Advertisement He was 68 at the time. Dt Garda Murray gave evidence to the effect that Mr Linehan sexualised the conversations very early in the communications with both profiles and described in graphic detail sexual acts he would like to perform on the young girl. 'He asks if they would perform sexual acts on him, to which they reply, questioning if they're allowed to do that, given their ages, Pat Linehan suggests nobody would know, that it would be a secret. He sent images of his penis to both girls, and he sent videos of a sexual nature to the profile of the 11 year old girl. The message thread to both girls began on June 19th, 2023, and continued for a number of weeks, concluding on July 8th, 2023.' Advertisement Defence counsel Ronan Barnes, BL, indicated that his client worked for Cork County Council for over thirty years. He added that he had 'an exemplary work record.' Sentencing will be finalised on July 1st. Mr Linehan remains in custody pending the court hearing next week. If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this article, you can call the national 24-hour Rape Crisis Helpline at 1800-77 8888, access text service and webchat options at or visit Rape Crisis Help .
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Travelers Schedules Conference Call to Review Second Quarter 2025 Results
NEW YORK, June 13, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV) will review its second quarter 2025 results at 9:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, July 17, following the release of results earlier that morning. Investors can access the call via webcast at and by dialing 888-440-6281 within the United States or 646-960-0218 outside the United States. A slide presentation, statistical supplement and live audio broadcast will be available on the same website. Following the event, replays will be available via webcast for one year at and by telephone for 30 days by dialing 800-770-2030 within the United States or 647-362-9199 outside the United States. All callers should use conference ID 5449478. About Travelers The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV) is a leading provider of property casualty insurance for auto, home and business. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Travelers has more than 30,000 employees and generated revenues of more than $46 billion in 2024. For more information, visit View source version on Contacts Investors: Abbe Goldstein, 917-778-6825Media: Patrick Linehan, 917-778-6267 Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Irish Examiner
09-05-2025
- Irish Examiner
Cork man had sexualised conversations with what he thought were girls aged 11 and 12
An online sting operation caught a 70-year-old man involved in sexualised conversations with parties he was led to believe were 11 and 12-year-old girls. Now at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, Patrick Linehan, previously of Comeragh Park, The Glen, Cork, has pleaded guilty to criminal charges arising out of the sting and he has been remanded in custody for sentencing on June 20. Judge Helen Boyle agreed to adjourn the case to obtain a Probation and Welfare Report and a GP report but indicated that she would be dealing with it by way of a custodial sentence. Defence barrister Ronan Barnes said the accused pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity and co-operated with the gardaí. He said the defendant had an exemplary work record with Cork City Council, where he worked for 31 years in drainage. Patrick Linehan admitted using information technology to interact with children for the purpose of sexual exploitation and arranging to meet a child for the purpose of sexual assault. Case background Detective Garda Brendan Murray outlined the background to the case. 'On July 8, 2023, gardaí were alerted to an incident at Comeragh Park, the Glen, Cork. On attending this address, they met with the accused, who was in the company of a number of people who purported to be members of an organization called Child Online Protection Enforcers. 'A member of this group handed gardaí two USB storage devices which, he stated, contained sexualized conversations between the accused and two female children aged 11 and 12 years. It was confirmed to gardai that these girls did not exist, but their profiles were generated by and controlled by adults posing as children. 'When interviewed by gardai, the accused, Pat Linehan admitted he had been in contact with two girls and acknowledged he was aware the girls really were 11 and 12 years of age. He later stated he thought the 12-year-old was 15 or 16 as she sounded older from the texts. 'He acknowledged he had sent her images and videos, but stated they were not obscene. He also stated that she had asked to meet with him a few times, but he had never met up with her. He described the communications with the 11-year-old girl as harmless fun. 'During the investigation, gardai analysed Facebook messages and WhatsApp messages between Pat Linehan and the decoy profiles of an 11- and 12-year-old female. The Facebook profile pictures of both profiles are of young female children who could not be mistaken to be adults. In the initial conversations with each of the profiles, Pat Linehan is informed he is communicating with children, and their ages are discussed on a number of occasions throughout the message threads. 'Pat Linehan initially states to both children he is 13 years old, but later, after sending selfie-type photos of himself, is challenged and admits he is older, stating he was 62. (He was 68 at the time). 'Pat Linehan sexualized the conversations very early in the communications with both profiles and describes in graphic detail sexual acts he would like to perform on the young girls… He asks if they would perform sexual acts on him, to which they reply, questioning if they're allowed to do that, given their ages. "Pat Linehan suggests nobody would know, that it would be a secret. He sent images of his penis to both girls, and he sent videos of a sexual nature to the profile of the 11-year-old girl. The message thread to both girls, began on the June 19, 2023, and continued for a number of weeks, concluding on the July 8, 2023.' - If you are affected by any of the issues raised in this article, please click here for a list of support services.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Travelers Schedules Conference Call to Review First Quarter 2025 Results
NEW YORK, March 18, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV) will review its first quarter 2025 results at 9 a.m. ET on Wednesday, April 16, following the release of results earlier that morning. Investors can access the call via webcast at and by dialing 888-440-6281 within the United States or 646-960-0218 outside the United States. A slide presentation, statistical supplement and live audio broadcast will be available on the same website. Following the event, replays will be available via webcast for one year at and by telephone for 30 days by dialing 800-770-2030 within the United States or 647-362-9199 outside the United States. All callers should use conference ID 5449478. About Travelers The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV) is a leading provider of property casualty insurance for auto, home and business. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Travelers has more than 30,000 employees and generated revenues of more than $46 billion in 2024. For more information, visit View source version on Contacts Investors: Abbe Goldstein, 917-778-6825Media: Patrick Linehan, 917-778-6267 Sign in to access your portfolio
