Feb 20, 2006
Nanyang Poly probing sex video clip
By Maria Almenoar
NANYANG Polytechnic is investigating a rumour that a video clip of
one of its students engaging in sexual acts is making its rounds on
the Internet.
Local forums and blogs have been buzzing with the news of Tammy,
said to be a 17-year-old Nanyang Polytechnic Information Technology
student who had taped a sex act with her boyfriend on her mobile
phone.
According to one blog entry, the cheerleader's mobile phone was
apparently stolen by a girl who was jealous of her populari-
ty.
The thief found the 4.8MB video, uploaded it and mass e-mailed it
to lecturers and students of the school.
According to the blog www.bexafraid. com, the couple are seen
having sex in various positions in the 10-minute long video.
Other blog entries focus on the possibility of Tammy being expelled
from school although it is believed to be unlikely that the video
was shot on school grounds. A group of hackers is also believed to
have retrieved Tammy's personal details from the school's database
and distributed it.
The Straits Times, however, could not find the video posted on the
Internet anymore after repeated searches.
Blog entries about this incident started on Thursday, but bloggers
noted on their sites that they did want to be seen as distributing
porn by posting the video.
In an e-mail response yesterday Nanyang Polytechnic said that it
has yet to positively identify the person in the video as one of
its students.
When asked what kind of punishment would be meted out if Tammy or
the student distributing the video was found to be one of its
students, the spokesman said the school will first investigate to
find out more about the matter before coming to any decision.
'The rumour that the polytechnic is looking into expelling the
student is therefore untrue,' it added.
Bloggers were divided on their responses - some felt she 'deserved
it' while others sympathised with her situation.
Said a blogger using the nickname Nypian: 'I don't understand why
the victim should be punished. Isn't she humiliated enough that it
is in the open?'
