SINGAPORE — After becoming curious about child pornography, Jerome Lee Qi Long turned to the “dark web” and used cryptocurrency Bitcoin to pay for explicit pictures of children.
Separately, he had on his mobile phone at least 50 pictures depicting child abuse, with at least 10 of these pictures depicting children who appeared to be engaged in some form of sexual activity.As part of his probation conditions, he has to remain indoors from 11pm to 6am, perform 100 hours of community service and attend a court review in May next year before District Judge Teoh Ai Lin.Lee earlier pleaded guilty to two charges of possessing or gaining access to child abuse material.
Court documents showed that the start page of the website contained at least four images that depicted a girl who looked to be below 16 years of age with her chest exposed.Wanting to view more of such pictures, Lee paid 0.0021 Bitcoin. The value of 0.0021 Bitcoin was equivalent to US$22.70 at the time.He was arrested on Dec 1 last year after an investigation officer conducted a raid on his home.
Anyone convicted of possessing or gaining access to child abuse material can be jailed for up to five years and fined or caned.
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