Chinese state media reported late Sunday that four people have been detained on suspicion of "spreading obscene content," namely the Uniqlo sex tape that went viral on Chinese social media last week.
Initial reports said that Beijing police had arrested five people over the weekend, including the young couple who starred in the steamy, self-shot video. It’s not clear whether early reports were incorrect or whether Beijing cops acted prematurely and have since let someone go.
The only person identified in the statement from Beijing police is a 19-year-old-man from Heilongjiang province, surnamed Sun, who is suspected of posting the explicit video on Weibo.
Meanwhile, the couple that spread obscene content inside the now-infamous Uniqlo fitting room admitted to sending the video to friends via WeChat, but apparently did not expect said friends to share their intimate changing room rendezvous with the whole world. The couple are currently under investigation and could face up to two years in prison under China's strict anti-pornography laws.
Police are also investigating Uniqlo’s role in the affair. Many suspect the Japanese brand of orchestrating the viral video as a marketing stunt, though Uniqlo has strenuously denied involvement. The company could be fined RMB200,000 to RMB1 million if found guilty, and may even have its license revoked.
Now that the scene of the crime has become a tourist attraction, Uniqlo has reportedly covered their own logo on their flagship Beijing store in Sanlitun.
The heads of two of China’s biggest tech companies – Sina and Tencent – have already been reprimanded by China’s Internet censors for allowing the video to go viral on social media.
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