A man who was 21 when he had sex with a 16-year-old boy he met on Tinder has been jailed for one year.
Shane Chubb, now aged 24, pleaded guilty to one count of engaging in sexual intercourse with a child under the age of 17 between April 13 and April 15, 2017.
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that the boy was a virgin.
Chubb also pleaded guilty to one count of assaulting the boy on April 15, 2017 at Chubb’s home at Cookstown Road, Tallaght. He has no previous convictions.
Sergeant Gary Farrell told the court that the victim, who is legally entitled to anonymity, joined the Tinder dating app in 2016 before being removed because he was under the age of 18.