India, July 11 -- An Indian man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison in the United States after being convicted of transporting and possessing child sexual abuse material.

Ashish Kapoor, also known as Romy Kapoor, 28, was sentenced on July 8 by a US district court in Louisiana. The court sentenced him to 121 months (10 years and one month) in prison after he pleaded guilty to transporting child pornography and possessing child pornography, according to the US Department of Justice.

According to the the department of justice, Kapoor travelled from Mumbai to New Orleans on February 21, 2024, carrying a mobile phone that contained videos and images depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

Court documents furthe...