Wednesday 28 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 3286Sexual exploitation of a child, possession of child pornography · Co. Dublin

Court of Appeal rejects Ramamoorthy's sentence appeal and withholds former TD's character reference

The Court of Appeal rejected Daniel Ramamoorthy's appeal against his two-year, four-month sentence for sexually exploiting a 13-year-old boy at a Christian children's camp, and declined an Irish Times application to disclose the identity of a former TD who provided a character reference on his behalf.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court21 Apr
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe 2017 sexual exploitation involved asking the 13-year-old to send a picture of his penis over Snapchat. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatRamamoorthy was found with three images and one video depicting young boys engaged in sexual activity with each other and with an unknown adult man. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereRamamoorthy had a previous address at Whitebarn Road, Rathfarnham, and Wolnzach, Germany. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeRamamoorthy pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtRamamoorthy was found guilty by a jury of the sexual exploitation of a child. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtA jury in the first trial failed to reach a verdict. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceHe received a sentence of two years and four months for the sexual exploitation offence. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceHe received a lesser concurrent sentence for the child pornography offence. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherRamamoorthy was described in court as a motivational speaker, social media influencer and entrepreneur. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherHe had acted as an adviser to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on start-ups. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherHe is the son of a diplomat and was educated at Yale University in the US. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 21 Apr2026
    In courtirishtimes.com, follow-up
    Court declines to grant access to identity of former TD who gave reference for child abuser

    Court of Appeal rejected Ramamoorthy's appeal against sentence severity, noting no acceptance of fault or remorse, and declined the Irish Times' application to access the former TD's character reference, stating it did not stand out from the others.

    victim, 13, maleconvicted, Daniel Ramamoorthy, 40, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Daniel Ramamoorthy