Paolo Bediones. FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines–Now that another purported video of broadcaster Paolo Bediones surfaced on the web, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Monday that it has yet to coordinate with the Facebook management based in the United States and Singapore to track down the culprit behind the spread of his videos.
Senior Inspector Jhoanna Fabro, PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) chief, said in an interview that their unit is still in the process of requesting formally to Facebook administrators to get the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses used by the suspects.
Fabro said it was likely that the alleged sex videos of Bediones, both filmed seemingly with the same woman, first spread on the social networking site Facebook.
Through the identification of the suspect’s IP addresses, the PNP ACG would be able to track him easily through the help of local service providers.
”It’s a very long and technical process. We ask for the patience of the concerned parties,” Fabro said.
Last July, Bediones’ alleged sex video with a woman made rounds online. This prompted him to seek the help of PNP ACG.
On August 4, the news anchor filed a formal complaint to the PNP ACG, presenting evidence that someone threatened him to spread the video if Bediones would not yield to his/her demand.
Bediones filed a case for violation of Republic Act 9995 or the Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009.
Under RA 9995, uploading a sex video is punishable with imprisonment from three to seven years or a fine of P100,000 to P500,000.
Over the weekend, another alleged video of Bediones circulated online.
But Fabro said the recent video was not taken separately but a part of the first video that made rounds online.
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