Nakhon Ratchasima: Police have threatened severe legal punishment against a couple featured having sex on the subscription-based OnlyFans social media platform while on vacation in Wang Nam Khieo district.
Three clips, each about four minutes long, were released showing the couple spending time at a resort in the district before engaging in sexual intercourse there. The videos were made available through their OnlyFans channel.
District chief Supo Saenmee has filed a complaint with local police seeking to prosecute the couple on charges of producing and distributing pornography and importing it onto a computer system.
Pongthep Malachasing, head of the local tourism promotion association, said the couple's behaviour was deplorable and had tainted the district's reputation.
Yesterday, Pol Col Peerapong Thanapochai, superintendent of Wang Nam Khieo police station, said investigators had interviewed the resort owner, who insisted they had no knowledge of the pornography being produced at their establishment.
Local police will ask the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) to assist the investigators in tracing the clips, which may have since been deleted. The identities of those responsible are still being sought.
However, anyone who produces, appears in, benefits from or distributes content of a pornographic nature can face up to three years in jail, a maximum fine of 60,000 baht, or both -- even if the content is only shared within closed groups.
Those who import such content onto a computer system for the purpose of allowing others to access it can face an additional punishment of up to five years in jail, a maximum fine of 100,000 baht, or both.
Local authorities said the couple registered a Twitter account in February that amassed over 40,000 followers. According to the information on the account, they are aged 21-22.
The couple also run an OnlyFans account where they charge members US$10 (350 baht) per month to access their content.
After the Wang Nam Khieo controversy, they closed the account and opened another, this time charging members $50 a month to access 22 video clips and four photos.