Hong Kong student pleads guilty to posting, trying to sell naked photos of women

An 18-year-old Hong Kong scholar has pleaded responsible to posting and attempting to promote on-line pictures of girls undressing in a public library.

An Jap Court docket Justice of the Peace on Thursday stated she would think about sentencing Li Nok-hang to neighborhood service after she heard that he was seeking to make a fast buck to assist his single mom when the household was financially pressured.

“The defendant didn’t take into consideration the authorized penalties of his actions,” Principal Justice of the Peace Ivy Chui Yee-mei stated. “Nevertheless, the principal’s mitigation letter confirmed constructive opinions of his tutorial, management and communication expertise and the defendant confirmed regret.

“I consider he’ll study his lesson.”

Li admitted to posting three obscene pictures of two girls on social media platform X, previously generally known as Twitter, on March 4 final yr in a bid to earn cash by promoting them.

The pictures included a screenshot from a viral video of a girl carrying solely a facial masks and revealing her breasts and genitals within the Hong Kong Central Library.

The Leisure and Cultural Companies Division made a police report on March 7 after it discovered the pictures circulating on-line, the courtroom heard.

Prosecutors stated Li had posted screenshots from clips he downloaded from a gaggle on messaging app Telegram in February to his public account on X to lure potential patrons.

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Police later approached Li on the platform and expressed curiosity in buying the pictures. After offering his Alipay username, Li was tracked down and arrested on March 13 final yr.

Defence lawyer Alan Tang Shiu-lun on Thursday stated in mitigation that Li used to get good grades in class, in addition to constructive opinions of his character from his lecturers.

Tang referred to a few mitigation letters written by Li, his mom and faculty principal, end result slips and proof of volunteer work all through his college years.

Li is at the moment learning aerospace engineering on the Hong Kong College of Science and Know-how.

“Due to this high-profile case, the defendant turned the main focus of lots of discussions, inflicting him large emotional stress and self-blame,” Tang stated.

He added that the defendant had six counselling periods final Might and was working with social employees to assist him turn out to be higher.

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“Though the character of the pictures is outrageous, the defendant didn’t take them however solely downloaded them. He additionally deleted them instantly when arrested,” the lawyer stated.

“This was his single fall from grace however this incident will scar him for the remainder of his life.”

Li’s sentencing was adjourned to January 25.

In Hong Kong, publishing obscene articles carries a most penalty of three years in jail and a HK$1 million (US$128,084) effective beneath the Management of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance.