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Man jailed, fined for sharing lewd images on Telegram chat group linked to Sammyboy forum

Man jailed, fined for sharing lewd images on Telegram chat group linked to Sammyboy forum

A 40-year-old man who shared obscene photos on a sex-themed chat group on messaging application Telegram and possessed more than 20,000 lewd photos and videos was jailed for eight weeks and fined S$22,500 on Monday (Jan 24).

Tan Yeow Chong pleaded guilty to one count each of possessing obscene films, obscene pictures and transmitting obscene photos on a Telegram chat group called “Sam’s lots of CB collection”.

Tan was the third of four men to be dealt with by the courts over their role in the chat group, which is linked to the infamous online forum Sammyboy Forum where users discussed various matters — often related to pornography and sex.

The forum contained hyperlinks allowing users to join the Telegram group.

When Tan and the three other men were charged in court, the police said that the material circulated in the chat group included leaked sexual videos and images of women.

These also included nude photos, those of women dressed scantily or in compromising positions, and videos of sexual acts that were exploitative of the women because they circulated the materials in the group without their consent, the police added.

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