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Hong Kong man in court over celebrity sex photo case

Posted : Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:58:05 GMT
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Hong Kong - A Hong Kong man accused of spreading naked photos on the web of singer-actor Edison Chen and a string of young starlets was in court Tuesday to face two extra charges. Clerk Kwok Chun-wai, 24, is accused of posting internet hyperlinks directing people to a website from which they could download files containing obscene photos of Chen and women.

He already faced one charge of distributing obscene photos on the internet and on Tuesday had two further, similar charges levelled against him. The three charges involve a total of 90 images.

Kwok is one of nine people arrested in the notorious case which involved nude pictures downloaded from Chen's computer and uploaded on the internet in January where they were viewed by millions of people.

Chen, 27, last month apologized to the women involved, who included Twins singer Gillian Chung and other so-called Canto-pop starlets, and announced he was giving up his show business career.

At Tuesday's hearing, the case of Kwok, who was arrested at his home soon after the scandal broke, was adjourned to a further hearing on April 1. His bail was extended.

The computer technician who handled Chen's laptop when he took it in for repairs is among the other people arrested in connection with the sex photos case.

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