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A Singapore courtroom on Tuesday sentenced an OnlyFans author to a few weeks in jail for breaching a police order to stick off the grownup subscription web page whilst he was once underneath investigation for allegedly breaking obscenity regulations.
Titus Low, 22, pleaded responsible to the price and every other rely of transmitting obscene subject matter for which he was once fined 3,000 Singapore bucks (about $2,000), in line with courtroom paperwork. He will start his prison time period on October 26, his attorney instructed CNN.
The sale and manufacturing of pornographic fabrics is unlawful in Singapore however that has no longer stopped OnlyFans from development a following within the conservative town state – the place looking at porn isn’t a crime however on-line websites are limited via state censors.
Low is the primary OnlyFans author to be prosecuted in Singapore. He joined the web page well-known for its NSFW content material in April 2021 and at one level had greater than 3,000 paid subscribers to his channel – most commonly males.
His bisexual symbol has challenged taboos within the nation, which in August introduced it might repeal a colonial-era legislation that criminalized homosexual intercourse.
Police arrested Low in December final 12 months after a person had complained 3 months previous that he discovered an obscene video of the OnlyFans celebrity on his 12-year-old niece’s telephone.
Low was once later launched on bail underneath the situation that he would no longer get admission to his OnlyFans account.
In courtroom Tuesday, prosecutors mentioned Low had breached that order and “undermined police investigations to advance his financial interests” on a couple of events.
Low admitted to the courtroom that he did not conform to the police order. He instructed the courtroom he had reached out to OnlyFans to regain get admission to to his account a number of occasions as a result of he felt “obligated” to proceed offering content material to his subscribers.
Defense attorney Kirpal Singh instructed CNN that Low’s grownup content material were “redistributed without his knowledge, authorization or consent.”
“He has also not been posting on the platform and wants to finally move on from this episode,” Singh mentioned, including that Low had no plans to enchantment.
CNN reached out to OnlyFans for remark however had no longer heard again on the time of e-newsletter.
Low instructed CNN on Wednesday that he was once “prepared” to serve jail time. “I plan to meditate a lot and read,” he mentioned. And he additionally refused to rule out a go back to OnlyFans.
“It wouldn’t be fair if the ban stayed. I love what I do and it’s what I’m known for. My nudes are out there already,” he mentioned.
“But that is also the nature of OnlyFans. Creators have little control over our material being leaked or recirculated without our knowledge and that is not something I can control, but I will definitely be more careful going forward.”
