Jail for SG man who shared obscene pictures with 25,000 members of Telegram group linked to website Sammyboy


DPP Chin said at least two Telegram chat groups were linked to the website, including the one Fernandez was involved in. — Bloomberg

SINGAPORE: Four men involved in a Telegram group linked to a notorious website that facilitates the sharing of lewd videos and images were arrested by police, with one of them slapped with a prison sentence on Wednesday (Dec 15).

Lincoln Anthony Fernandez was sentenced to eight weeks’ jail and a fine of S$20,000 (RM61,854) after he pleaded guilty to two counts of transmitting obscene materials via electronic means and one count of being in possession of obscene films.

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