Overview

• Jiao Moumou, 38, posed as “Sister Hong” on apps such as Momo, WeChat and QQ to lure men into intimate encounters he secretly filmed for online profit.
• Authorities confirmed about 250 non-consensual recordings, a significant revision from initial estimates above 1,600, and have charged him with producing and distributing obscene material.
• Recording sexual acts without permission was outlawed under China’s 2021 Personal Information Protection Law, exposing Jiao to potential severe penalties at trial.
• Author Camila Aurora urged the LGBT and feminist communities to stop making jokes about the case and called for empathy for victims whose lives have been upended.
• Psychologist Adrián Salama warned the scandal highlights a broader mental health crisis among men and reinforced calls for stronger identity-verification on dating platforms.