Paedophile's appeal rejected as judge refuses to name former TD who gave character reference for sex offender

"Judge Edwards criticized a TD for praising Daniel Ramamoorthy's 'previous good name' while ignoring the victim and the 'vile' and 'horrifying nature' of the crimes."

"Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin stated he 'would not be going on a witch hunt', but urged the TD to 'come forward'."

"Judge John Edwards dismissed a sentence appeal by convicted child sex offender Daniel Ramamoorthy, who was convicted of sexually exploiting a 13-year-old boy."

"The judge also rejected a bid by the media to name a politician who had provided a character reference for Ramamoorthy."

Judge Edwards condemned a TD for highlighting Daniel Ramamoorthy's past reputation while disregarding the victim and the severe nature of his crimes. Ramamoorthy, a former governmental adviser, was convicted in 2017 for sexually exploiting a 13-year-old boy by soliciting explicit images via Snapchat. The judge also dismissed Ramamoorthy's appeal against his sentence and rejected media requests to reveal the identity of a politician who provided a character reference for him.

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