Overview

• A court in Bobigny on Monday handed Masanaga Kageyama an 18-month suspended jail term and a €5,000 fine for importing and possessing images of a minor under 15.
• The sentence includes a 10-year ban on working with minors, a 10-year ban on returning to France, and placement on the national sex offenders' register.
• Flight attendants reported seeing the images on an Air France flight to Chile, prompting his arrest during a stopover at Charles de Gaulle and his detention over the weekend.
• The Japan Football Association dismissed him with immediate effect and issued a public apology, with general secretary Kazuyuki Yukawa calling for stricter compliance.
• He was released after the hearing and, according to the JFA, has not yet returned to Japan, and he reportedly told the court the images were AI-generated and expressed shame.