Overview

• Jiao Moumou remains in custody awaiting trial on charges including distribution of obscene material, privacy infringement and fraud after luring men with groceries and small appliances instead of money
• Authorities have confirmed roughly 250 men were deceived over four years into sexual encounters recorded without their knowledge or consent
• Prosecutors are weighing potential penalties under China’s Personal Information Protection Law, which outlaws non-consensual recordings of intimate acts since 2021
• No official indication of a capital punishment charge has emerged, though activists warn Chinese courts have applied severe sentences in privacy and public safety cases
• The scandal has driven discussions on the need for stronger digital consent standards, robust identity verification and tighter dating-app regulations