Toronto man given 33-year sentence for sexually exploiting over 140 children in U.S.
Prosecutors said Ramanan Pathmanathan used Instagram and Facebook Messenger to coerce at least 145 children into explicit video chats and recorded the abuse.
- On Wednesday, Toronto resident Ramanan Pathmanathan, 40, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 33 years in prison after pleading guilty in January to production of child pornography and coercion and enticement of a minor.
- Pathmanathan spent seven years posing as a New Jersey teenager on Instagram and Facebook, using multiple social media accounts to contact at least 145 girls and boys, some as young as six.
- U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro wrote that Pathmanathan "demanded the minor victims engage in sexually explicit conduct" during video chats; prosecutors said he recorded the conduct and threatened to share images when victims blocked him or refused to participate.
- Pathmanathan's 33-year sentence will be followed by 10 years of supervised release and mandatory sex offender registration; Pirro stated, "The United States will not allow international borders to serve as a refuge for those who prey on children."
- Cross-Border prosecution reflects U.S.-Canada cooperation on child exploitation; support services through the Ending Sexual Violence Association of Canada database are available for affected individuals, with 911 accessible for immediate assistance.
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Toronto Man Sentenced to 33 Years in US for Exploiting 145 Children
A Toronto man has been sentenced to 33 years in U.S. prison for sexually exploiting 145 children online over a seven-year period, including one as young as 6. Ramanan Pathmanathan, 40, was sentenced on May 27 for exploiting children on various social media platforms from at least March 2014 up until the day of his arrest on March 10, 2021, a U.S. Attorney’s Office statement says. Pathmanathan contacted 145 boys and girls, primarily through Insta…
Toronto man sentenced to 33 years in U.S. prison for ‘methodically hunting’ more than 145 young children in online sextortion scheme
Ramanan Pathmanathan, 40, was sentenced Wednesday after he targeted girls and boys “as young as six, and subjected them to horrors no child should ever experience,” a U.S. attorney said.
Toronto man sentenced to 33 years in prison in U.S. for ‘prolific sextortion scheme’ that targeted 145 children
A Toronto man has been sentenced in the United States to more than 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to online sexual exploitation offences against more than 100 children over the span of eight years.
Already incarcerated in Canada for a 12-year sentence, a Torontoi was sentenced on Wednesday to 33 years of federal imprisonment in the United States.
Toronto man given 33-year sentence for sexually exploiting over 140 children in U.S.
A Canadian man has been sentenced in the United States to more than 30 years in prison for what American officials described as a widespread, yearslong sextortion scheme targeting more than 100 children.
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