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Don't post your sex videos online

Singaporean uploaded a video of his session with a prostitute onto the web, that action could see him jailed and fined, says lawyer

Fri, Dec 28, 2007
AsiaOne

A Singaporean man recently uploaded a video of his session with a prostitute onto his blog, says a report in the Shin Min Daily News.

Using his camera phone, he filmed his entire session with a prostitute he patronized in Geylang and then uploaded it onto the web.

In the video, the woman only notices the man filming after coming out from the bathroom with only a towel wrapped around her. She appears upset and tries to block the camera's viewfinder with her hand.

However, he ignores her and she was not able to protest much.

According to reports, this video was uploaded to five websites, including sites containing other pornographic content. And so far it has scored as many as 20,000 hits.

Other than the footage of himself being serviced by the prostitute, the man also uploaded photos he took of sex workers standing along the roadsides of Geylang, waiting for a chance to solicit potential customers.

 

Photos of other women he secretly took pictures of were also found on the mysterious cameraman's blog.

The Shin Min reporter noticed that the blog was created only in July this year, and on his blog profile the cameraman described himself as a professional accountant who is presently in Afghanistan.

One lawyer whom Shin Min spoke to warn that uploading, distributing or selling pornographic material online is against the law, and guilty parties can face up to three years in jail, a fine, or both

The lawyer also said that if the pornographic media distributed contains video footages, then the person responsible will also be charged with possessing illegal videos. If convicted, defendants will face up to two years in jail or a minimum $2,000 fine. Serious offenders can face up to a maximum of two years in jail or a minimum fine of $4,000.

This article was adapted from a report in Shin Min Daily News dated Dec 26, 2007

 
 
 
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