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China 'Sex-Tape' Official Lei Zhengfu Jailed For 13 Years
BBC NEWS, CHINA
June 28, 2013: A Chinese ex-official at the centre of a sex tape extortion scandal has been jailed for 13 years for accepting bribes. Lei Zhengfu, formerly a senior official in China's Chongqing district, was sacked from his post after a sex tape featuring him was put online last year. He has also been fined 300,000 yuan ($48,000; £32,000). His lawyer says he may appeal, Chinese state media report.
At least 10 officials have been dismissed as a result of the scandal. Lei was accused of accepting bribes of around 3.16 m Chinese yuan ($0.51m; £0.33m). According to the China's state-owned China News Service, Lei told his lawyer earlier that he would consider appealing if found guilty.
The businessman who arranged the alleged trap and the woman in the video with Lei are also on trial. The businessman, Xiao Ye, is accused of luring several officials into so-called "honey traps". His idea was to use the videos to extort money or ensure favorable contracts for property developments, reports say.
A blogger and investigative journalist Zhu Ruifeng exposed the blackmail scheme.
President Xi Jinping has made cracking down on corruption a key priority since becoming China's leader.
