Hong Kong police cracked the Hong Kong version of the "Room N" case: a large number of indecent video victims were all male
Overseas Network, December 15th
. The South Korean "House N" case revealed not long ago shocked the world.
Recently, the Hong Kong police also uncovered a "Hong Kong version of Room N" case.
Under the guise of making movies, a company began recruiting actors online from the end of 2019, using a monthly salary of HK$30,000 to 50,000 to induce the victim to shoot indecent videos, and further intimidate the victim to engage in illegal transactions with others, if the victim refuses to submit , Will be threatened and blackmailed by the other party.
Several victims reported to the Hong Kong police a few days ago. After investigation, the police arrested 7 men from the criminal syndicate on the 14th.
According to Hong Kong’s Ta Kung Pao on the 14th, Superintendent Chen Zhichang of the Criminal Division (Operations) of Hong Kong’s New Territories Southern Region stated that the police had received reports from four victims earlier, saying that he met a man who claimed to be living in Canada on social platforms and claimed to be The person in charge of an online film production company recruited victims as contract actors to take part in filming indecent performances or videos in hotel rooms. They claimed that they would not make them public and would only be used by a few guests for private purposes.
The victim immediately signed a contract with him online, and gave a copy of his ID card, address and photo to the company.
From December 2019 to June this year, the victim repeatedly went to many hotel rooms in Hong Kong to film indecent videos and performances. The victim had to pay a deposit before entering the room, but in the end he did not receive any payment .
If the victim refuses to continue making the film, the company will accuse them of breach of contract, threaten to make the film public, and blackmail high liquidated damages.
When the victim read the contract in detail, he found that there was a clause stating that he would need to pay a high amount of money for refusing to film.
There are also clauses stating that the group will arrange for the audience to be present during the performance. If there is an improper request from the audience, the victim cannot refuse, otherwise the same will be fined.
Chief Inspector Shi Guanghong of the Crime Department of the New Territories South Region pointed out that the company in the case claimed to have been established in 2018, but the police found that it had not been registered and registered in Hong Kong. The company would recruit young victims on social media and successfully signed the contract. To obtain their personal information, another staff is responsible for booking hotels, buying food and tools, etc., while another group of staff recruits people with financial means and who can watch paid videos as viewers on the Internet.
After in-depth investigation, the Hong Kong police arrested 7 men involved on the 14th on suspicion of criminal intimidation and extortion. Computers and mobile phones were seized during the operation, including a large number of indecent videos. The Hong Kong police also urged that other victims should contact the police as soon as possible. (Overseas Net Wu Qian)