The persons caught spreading an alleged manipulated sex video and photos of a Negrense beauty queen will be held liable for violating the Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009 and the identity theft law, National Bureau of Investigation Bacolod Chief Renoir Baldovino said Friday, December 3.
The beauty queen sought the help of the NBI Thursday following the spread of a video and nude photos that she said were manipulated to make it appear that she was the one in them, Baldovino told DIGICAST NEGROS earlier.
The Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009 carries the penalty of imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and a fine of not less than P100,000 but not more than P500,000, or both, at the discretion of the court, Baldovino said.
The unconsented taking of a photo or video of a person or group of persons engaged in a sexual act or any similar activity, or capturing an image of the private area of a person, under circumstances in which the person has a reasonable expectation of privacy are violations of the law, he said.
The copying or reproduction, and selling or distribution of such photo or video recording is also a violation of the law.
The publication or broadcasting of such sexual act or any similar activity through the internet, cellular phones, and other similar means or devices without the written consent of the persons featured are also punishable by law.
The complainant who went to the NBI office said the sex video was edited or manipulated to make it appear that she was the female featured in it along with two males, Baldovino said.
She pointed out that her face was superimposed on the body of the female in the video, he said.
The complainant said the body of the female in the video has a birth mark but she does not have one on her body, he added.
Baldovino assured the complainant that the NBI Bacolod will conduct an investigation and seek the help of their cybercrime office in Manila.
The video that appeared to have been posted on a pornography site was passed on to a group chat and from there it began to spread, he said.
The complainant wants the NBI to investigate who are responsible for making and circulating the video and for it to be taken down, Baldovino said.
Baldovino reiterated that those caught spreading the video would face criminal charges.*