Ireland Court of Appeal releases 23 character references for convicted child exploiter Daniel Ramamoorthy
Daniel Ramamoorthy, a 40-year-old Indian national with addresses at Whitebarn Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin, and in Germany, was convicted of sexually exploiting a 13-year-old boy and pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material, the charge relating to a request for the boy to send a picture of his penis. Many character references were submitted on his behalf to Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in March 2025, including one from former Fianna Fáil TD Jim Glennon. He was sentenced to two years and four months, and his appeal against the severity of the sentence was rejected by the Court of Appeal in April 2026. On Tuesday 16 June 2026, after an application by The Irish Times, 23 character references were released, and the Court of Appeal observed that none mentioned the victim or the nature of the crime.
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- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court16 Jun
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- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Daniel Ramamoorthy was convicted of sexually exploiting a child.
- Where
- Ramamoorthy had addresses at Whitebarn Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin, and in Germany.
- When
- The victim is recorded as a man aged 13, while the articles describe a teenage boy.
- Charges
- Ramamoorthy pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material, relating to a request for the boy to send a picture of his penis.
- In court
- A character reference from former TD Jim Glennon was submitted to Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in March 2025, one of many submitted for Ramamoorthy.
- An appeal against the severity of his sentence was rejected by the Court of Appeal in April 2026.
- The Irish Times applied for access to the character references, and 23 were released on Tuesday 16 June 2026.
- The Court of Appeal observed that none of the references mentioned the victim or the vile nature of the crime.
- Sentence
- Ramamoorthy was sentenced to two years and four months.
- Other details
- Glennon represented the Dublin North constituency from 2002 to 2007 and was chair of the advisory board at Edelman Ireland when the article was written.
- Glennon described Ramamoorthy as a friend with remarkable and infectious energy, said he had known him for about 15 years, and said he was shocked when Ramamoorthy told him about the court case.
- Ramamoorthy was described in court as a motivational speaker, social media influencer and entrepreneur, and had advised the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on start-ups.
- Ramamoorthy is an Indian national, the son of a diplomat, and was educated at Yale University in the US.
- Ramamoorthy's former diplomat father, mother and sister also submitted letters.
18 statements extracted from the articles
- whereRamamoorthy had addresses at Whitebarn Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin, and in Germany (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe character reference was submitted to Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in March 2025 (irishtimes.com)
- chargeRamamoorthy pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material (irishtimes.com)
- chargeThe charge related to a request for the boy to send a picture of his penis (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe reference was one of many released following a court application by The Irish Times (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe Irish Times successfully applied for access to the character references (irishtimes.com)
- courtAn appeal against the severity of his sentence was rejected at the Court of Appeal in April (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe Irish Times successfully applied to the Court of Appeal for the release of the references (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceRamamoorthy was sentenced to two years and four months (irishtimes.com)
- otherGlennon represented the Dublin North constituency from 2002 to 2007 (irishtimes.com)
- otherGlennon was chair of the advisory board at Edelman Ireland at the time of writing (irishtimes.com)
- otherGlennon had known Ramamoorthy for about 15 years (irishtimes.com)
- otherRamamoorthy was described in court as a motivational speaker, social media influencer and entrepreneur (irishtimes.com)
- otherRamamoorthy had acted as an adviser to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on start-ups (irishtimes.com)
- otherRamamoorthy is the son of a diplomat (irishtimes.com)
- otherRamamoorthy was educated at Yale University in the US (irishtimes.com)
- otherRamamoorthy is an Indian national (irishtimes.com)
- otherRamamoorthy's former diplomat father, mother and sister also filed letters (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 18 Jun2026‘One of the best people’: 23 character references for convicted child exploiter released
The article adds the full contents of 23 character references released by the Court of Appeal, confirmation from former TD Jim Glennon that he provided a reference with an unreserved apology, and the Court of Appeal's reasoning for refusing to reduce the sentence.
convicted, Daniel Ramamoorthy, 40, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Daniel Ramamoorthyvictim, male - 16 Jun2026Ex-TD Jim Glennon described convicted child abuser as ‘friend’ with ‘infectious energy’
Provides the detailed content of Jim Glennon's character reference, his apology, and additional biographical details about Ramamoorthy (Indian national, son of a diplomat, Yale-educated, motivational speaker, adviser to the Department of Enterprise). Also details the range of other references (Indian embassy, HSE project manager, US charity co-founder, pastor, actor, corporate marketing executive) and the Court of Appeal's observation that no reference mentioned the victim or the 'vile nature' of the crime.
victim, 13, maleconvicted, Daniel Ramamoorthy, 40, male, Indian, named, non-irishDaniel Ramamoorthy