Ilamar Rodrigues Ribeiro loses child abuse material sentence appeal

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Ilamar Rodrigues Ribeiro lost his appeal against the sentence for possessing child sexual abuse material at the Court of Appeal on 6 July 2026. The material was found on his phone after his arrest at Dublin Airport.

In March 2025, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court imposed a global term of 10 and a half years, with the final 18 months suspended. The appeal court said a separate sentence was appropriate because the offence was distinct from the other offending, and found no error in the sentencing process.