Posted: 18 November 2010 2131 hrs
SINGAPORE: A student, believed to be Singaporean,
has pleaded guilty to 17 charges of making a child pornography
video between July 15, 2008 and March 19, 2010.
Yorkshire newspaper, The Press, reported on Tuesday that all the
charges related to the files found on the computer of University of
York student, Jonathan Wong, 23.
He could be jailed when he is sentenced on Dec 13.
The Press reported that Wong, who lives on the Heslington campus,
had built up his secret hoard of lengthy and "graphic" movies
featuring girls as young as six over more than a year.
The case came to light after fellow students became suspicious
about audio files on the university's internal network, and alerted
campus authorities, who traced the files to Wong.
Police were then informed and uncovered pornographic images of
children on his computer, York magistrates heard yesterday.
Officers raided Wong's home and took away his laptop and computer
hard drive.
When police computer experts examined the hard drive, they found 50
videos, all of which featured child pornography.
Of the films, 25 were rated as four on the Copine scale, which is
used to decide the severity of child pornography.
The top two categories, levels four and five, are used for hardcore
pornography.
Magistrates decided their maximum sentencing power of 12 months in
prison was insufficient, and committed him instead to York Crown
Court where he will be sentenced next month.
A University of York spokesman declined to comment until after the
December court date.
-CNA/ac
