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Justin Price

'I Didn't Know It Was Illegal': Japanese Football Official Caught Watching Child Porn in Business Class, Jailed in France

Masanaga Kageyama, technical director of the Japan Football Association, was convicted in France for viewing child pornography during a flight.

A senior official in Japanese football, Masanaga Kageyama, has been convicted in France for watching child pornography during a long-haul flight, after cabin crew discovered the illicit material on his laptop in business class.

The 58-year-old, who serves as technical director of the Japan Football Association (JFA), was handed an 18-month suspended sentence and fined €5,000 ($5,380 USD) following a hearing in Bobigny Criminal Court near Paris.

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