A man who published 84 images of Hong Kong actor Edison Chen (陳冠希) engaged in sex acts with several actresses and entertainers was given a two-year jail sentence yesterday, suspended for two years.
Kwok Chun-wai pleaded guilty at Kowloon city court to three charges of publishing obscene articles.
Magistrate Andrew Ma said the offences were serious and a deterrent sentence was needed, but he suspended the penalty because the defendant was not the source of the pictures and he did not intend to harm the celebrities involved.
The images, showing Chen having oral sex with celebrities including singer Gillian Chung (鍾欣桐) and actress Cecilia Cheung (張柏芝), were taken from Chen’s laptop computer.
The scandal, which broke in January, caused Chen to leave Hong Kong for Canada and the US. Chung, one half of the singing duo Twins, temporarily suspended her singing career, while Cheung separated from actor husband Nicolas Tse (謝霆鋒).
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