by Vir B. Lumicao
A Filipina who took pictures of her employer’s personal
documents and sent them to her African male contact is in jail after the man
betrayed her to the employer.
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| She took photos of her employer's documents then forwarded them to a male contact |
Jocelyn Tupino, a 44-year-old domestic worker, appeared in Kwun Tong Court on
Feb 20 where she was originally charged with “obtaining access to a computer
with criminal intent”.
The prosecution said that Tupino was ready for plea to an
amended charge of “obtaining access to a computer with a view to a gain."
Magistrate Ernest Lin, summarizing the charge to the
defendant, said that on July 13 last year in an unspecified home address, the
defendant took photos of personal documents of her employer with her mobile
phone and sent them to the male contact.
Then one day recently, the man called Tupino’s employer and
informed her that the helper had sent him the photos of the documents.
The employer
dismissed the defendant and called the police.
The magistrate adjourned the hearing until Mar 20 for
plea-taking.
“Defendant, talk to your lawyer for direction and legal
advice on whether to plead guilty or not guilty, and on your general line of
defense,” Lin told Tupino.
The magistrate upheld the prosecution’s objection to grant bail
to Tupino because of her lack of local ties, but gave her eight days to apply
for bail in the Court of First Instance.
Lin, in the meantime, remanded the helper in jail.
