Toronto man given 33-year sentence for sexually exploiting over 140 children in U.S.

29-May-2026

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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 across the country.

A statement on Wednesday said Ramanan Pathmanathan, 40, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 33 years behind bars after pleading guilty to two separate charges earlier this year.

"This defendant spent years methodically hunting children online. He targeted more than 145 victims, some as young as six, and subjected them to horrors no child should ever experience," U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro wrote in the statement.