Chinese Cam Girl Jailed for Livestreaming Sex

By Rachel Deason

It turns out the authorities have a different definition of “slammer” for one camgirl who engaged in a livestreamed foursome last February.

21-year-old Sherry Gun was recently sentenced to four years in prison for the lewd act, titled ‘Foursome in Chengdu,’ which she livestreamed in hopes of gaining internet fame.
Gun, whose real name is Lin, previously worked as a saleswoman in Chengdu but quit her job to pursue livestreaming fulltime. Before her arrest, Lin had managed to attract 40,000 followers across all her accounts and is reported to have made RMB75,000 for her 31 videos, most of which were found to be ‘obscene.’
According to Chinese Criminal Law, a person who 'produces, duplicates, publishes, sells or disseminates pornographic materials' is subject to fixed-term imprisonment.

The standard term is fewer than three years, but Lin’s act was deemed a ‘serious case.’ Lin was arrested in her home in May along with two of her three accomplices and fined RMB100,000.

With over 200 live streaming websites, being an internet host (people—mostly young women—who film their daily activities through a webcam in front of a live audience) is more competitive than ever for women who want to make a quick buck.

Most hosts stick to singing and dancing, but some have found the real money to be in far less innocent material. In fact, to get around Chinese Criminal Law, a few hosts turned to seductive banana eating, but even that was clamped down on by the authorities.

Lin’s video was only two minutes long but gained immense popularity, with ‘Foursome in Chengdu’ briefly becoming a top term on Chinese search engines. With such a harsh punishment, let’s hope the two minutes were the best of the young woman's life.

[Images via the Daily Mail]

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