The trouble with maskless tourists
Face masks remain something a polarizing topic over a year into the Covid-19 pandemic.
While the vast majority of people have been compliant with the many safety protocols put in place due to the virus, some still take issue with wearing face coverings.
The fact that there’s still no national mask mandate in the United States, with state and local governments varying significantly on implementation of mask rules, certainly doesn’t help matters. Texas and Mississippi are among the 13 US states that have lifted mask mandates.
And while most European countries have been enforcing face mask requirements, the rules on where and when they need to be worn vary, particularly when it comes to wearing them outdoors.
The trouble with maskless tourists
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Man (42) jailed for sexual exploitation of 14-year-old with special needs Judge says actions were ‘utterly exploitative and cruel’ and man could hardly have found ‘a more vulnerable victim’
Wed, Feb 17, 2021, 16:47 Updated: Wed, Feb 17, 2021, 16:57
On Wednesday at Clonmel Circuit Criminal Court, Judge Garavan said that he believed a sentence of seven months was appropriate.
A 42-year-old man has been jailed for seven months after he admitted sexually exploiting a 14-year-old girl with special needs when he persuaded her to send him intimate photographs of herself after engaging with her online.
Michael O’Regan of Assumption Place, Clonakilty, Co Cork, pleaded guilty at Clonmel Circuit Criminal Court to the exploitation of the child on a date between December 25th, 2016 and April 25th, 2017, contrary to Section 3 of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998.
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A 42-year-old man has been sentenced to seven months in prison for the sexual exploitation of a 14-year-old girl with Down s syndrome.
Michael O Regan of Assumption Place, Clonakilty, Co Cork, pleaded guilty at Clonmel Circuit Court to the offence and was sentenced today by Judge Eoin Garavan.
The court heard that he met the girl on an online site and asked her to send him a topless photo of herself.
Judge Garavan described the defendant’s behaviour as utterly exploitative and reprehensible and said the headline sentence should be one year.
Aggravating circumstances included the age of the girl and her vulnerability, while mitigating circumstances included the man’s guilty plea and his cooperation with the garda investigation into his crime.