Manila - two Swedes were imprisoned for life in the Philippines for having violated the laws of human trafficking by running a live internet porn operation in a southern town that catering to foreigners.
The convictions were the first legal victory in the fight against foreign porn operations operated in the Philippines, said Lalae Garcia of the movement Tubaga, a group of rights of women and children on southern Mindanao Island.
"It's really a great victory for women victims of violence and exploitation", she told journalists after a court in Cagayan de Oro sentenced the Swedes and three Filipino accomplices.
Agencies say Cybersex, or the provision of sexually explicit material on the internet, the right is a growing industry in many parts of the world, including the Philippines, where he is seen as a low risk of arrest and high yields.
The Court in a judgment on May 6 that has been published on Tuesday, a fine also Swedish, Emil Andreas Solemo and Bo Stefan Sederholm, 2 million pesos ($46,500) each. The three Filipinos were jailed for 20 years and a fine of 1 million pesos.
"Lack of respect for women Philippines and violations of our laws deserve the strongest condemnation of the Court," read part of the decision of the Court of 25 pages.
Justo Yap, Regional Director of the National Bureau of Investigation, said 18 women, aged 19-24, which some were naked and direct shipment to customers abroad, were rescued after a raid on a premises in April 2009.
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