Eight porn stars identified

The Police Children and Women Bureau said eight porn stars displayed in newspapers were identified and there are more to be identified. A senior officer of the Police Children and Women Bureau told the Daily News that two were released on bail and other six were released after taking statements. They will be produced before the courts and legal action will be taken against them, he said.

There was a trend among young Sri Lankans to produce porn films in recent history and it had been a menace to superimpose the faces of popular and unfriendly characters through the internet, he added. While 20 porn stars are still to be identified. Information regarding these footages will be presented to the court in a report within a month, he said.

Those who have appeared in these pornographic videos without their consent or due to being forced upon it are advised to inform the nearest police station in this regard, police requested.

Police warn the public not to publish photographs in the face book or any other blogs in the internet when there is a risky of penetrating freely in the cyber space.

SAB