Man jailed for threatening to release colleague's sex video
SINGAPORE — Jealous over a colleague’s promotion to worksite manager, a foreman threatened to release a video of the former having sex with his wife, a court heard.
Shi Jingbiao, 54, had got hold of his colleague’s sex video without his knowledge five years ago.
At the State Courts on Monday (16 December), Shi, a Chinese national, was jailed for six months.
He pleaded guilty to one charge of criminal intimidation by anonymous communication.
Sometime in November 2014, the 52-year-old victim, who is also from China, left his work-issued storage device in the office.
“While accessing the contents of the said storage device (with the victim’s consent), the accused inadvertently came across intimate pictures and videos of the victim and his wife stored on the said storage device,” said Deputy Public Prosecutor Tan Zhi Hao.
“Without the victim’s knowledge, the accused saved copies of these intimate pictures and videos of the victim and his wife,” he added.
On 2 July this year, the victim received an envelope containing an anonymous letter, a CD-ROM and a mini-SD card at his office.
The letter read, “Presenting a wonderful little movie for you. He will be playing the player (sic) on the Internet in the near future. Please cheer together. If you choose to quit or resign, you will not be distributed; Looking forward to your actions.”
A Chinese translation of the same message was included in the letter, which also asked the victim to check his email.
The victim viewed the contents of the CD-ROM and found that it contained a video of his wife performing oral sex on him. The couple’s private parts were visible along with the face of the victim’s wife.
He then checked his email and saw five emails from an unknown address, threatening the release of sex videos of the victim if he did not resign.
The victim made a police report later that day at a neighbourhood police post.
Shi later admitted to his actions. DPP Tan said, “He decided to threaten the victim as he was jealous of the victim’s promotion in the company, and angry at the victim’s behaviour at work.”
The details of Shi and the victim’s relationship at work was not elaborated in court.
The maximum punishment for criminal intimidation by anonymous communication is up to four years’ jail along with a fine.
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