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flag Shane Flanagan, a former Irish cop, admitted to online rape incitement and child abuse material possession, with sentencing delayed for a psychiatric evaluation.

flag Shane Flanagan, a 39-year-old former Irish police officer, is set to enter additional pleas in a 2020 case where he admitted to impersonating a female colleague online to incite strangers to rape her and her teenage daughters. flag Appearing via video-link from prison on March 4, 2026, Flanagan, who previously pleaded guilty to two counts of incitement and six counts of endangerment, also admitted to possessing child sexual abuse material. flag Sentencing was deferred to allow a psychiatric report to be completed, with the case rescheduled for March 5. flag He was previously sentenced to eight years in prison, with the final year suspended, for the crimes committed while serving as a Garda.

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