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image captionKieran Creaven admitted 10 offences at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Friday
A former RTÉ sports producer has pleaded guilty to child sex abuse offences in Ireland, the UK and the Philippines.
Kieran Creaven admitted 10 offences at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Friday.
The 58-year-old, with an address at Adelaide Street in Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, appeared at court via video link.
He was remanded in custody for sentencing in July.
Creaven admitted sexually exploiting three children in Dublin, three counts of sexually assaulting and exploiting children in the Philippines, and possession of child pornography in the UK and Ireland.
Ex-RTÉ producer admits child abuse charges
A former RTÉ sports producer has pleaded guilty to child sex abuse offences in Ireland, the UK and the Philippines.
Kieran Creaven admitted 10 offences at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Friday.
The 58-year-old, with an address at Adelaide Street in Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, appeared at court via video link.
He was remanded in custody for sentencing in July.
Creaven admitted sexually exploiting three children in Dublin, three counts of sexually assaulting and exploiting children in the Philippines, and possession of child pornography in the UK and Ireland.
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He pleaded guilty to four counts of possession child pornography in Ireland and the UK in November 2017, three counts of sexually assaulting children in the Philippines - who have not been identified - on three different dates in October 2014 and July 2017, and three counts of exploiting three named children at a flat in Dublin between May and July 2017.
Former RTÉ producer Kieran Creaven has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting and sexually exploiting children. Creaven (58), of Adelaide Street, Dun Laog.
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