Who Is ‘Red Uncle’? Cross-Dressing Man Secretly Filmed '1,000' Hookup Videos, Sparks Online Outrage
Numerous posts alleged that 'Red uncle' had recorded intimate activities with up to 1,691 men, raising concerns of public health risks, privacy intrusion, and infidelity in marriage. ... Police in China’s Jiangning district have arrested a 38-year-old man, Jiao, who reportedly pretended to be a woman to entice men into intimate situations, secretly recorded them, and shared the videos online, a case that has caused huge outrage ... Numerous posts alleged that 'Red uncle' had recorded intimate activities with up to 1,691 men, raising concerns of public health risks, privacy intrusion, and infidelity in marriage. ... Police in China’s Jiangning district have arrested a 38-year-old man, Jiao, who reportedly pretended to be a woman to entice men into intimate situations, secretly recorded them, and shared the videos online, a case that has caused huge outrage and privacy issues all over China.Though homosexual relations are not prohibited in China, the production and dissemination of pornography is strictly forbidden. Numerous posts alleged that 'Red uncle' had recorded intimate activities with up to 1,691 men, raising concerns of public health risks, privacy intrusion, and infidelity in marriage.Many videos were then uploaded to various social media platforms, reportedly for monetary gain. Following the suspect’s arrest, a montage of headshots allegedly showing nearly 100 of the men involved also circulated online, prompting fresh outrage over privacy violations.The suspect, who has been referred to online as the 'Red Uncle' or 'Red Old Man', was arrested on Sunday on charges of distributing obscene content, confirmed local police in a statement on Tuesday. Speculation of the case swamped Chinese social media sites, including Weibo, where the hashtag "#RedUncle" immediately became the most trending topic, garnering more than 200 million views.