Japan football official sentenced for viewing child abuse images on plane
Published: 10/8/2025

Japanese Football Official Receives Suspended Jail Sentence for Viewing Child Abuse Images on Plane
Masanaga Kageyama, a senior official with the Japan Football Association (JFA), has been given an 18-month suspended jail term and a 10-year ban from France for viewing child sex abuse images on a flight to Chile for the Under-20 World Cup. Kageyama was detained in Paris and confessed to accessing the illegal content. The JFA has terminated his contract, condemning the incident as "unacceptable" in football.