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| Gelizon's computer had 32 photos and 138 video clips of child pornography |
by Vir B. Lumicao
A Filipino sales executive was taken into custody on orders
of the District Court on Apr 23, after he pleaded guilty to child pornography.
He admitted downloading and storing 170 video clips and photographs showing
children in erotic poses and doing sexual acts two years ago.
Lordjel Gelizon, 33, will be sentenced on May 7. Judge Isaac
Tam ordered him detained pending a psychological report, and a psychiatric
assessment of the case’s impact on him.
Gelizon, single and a sales executive for an electronics
company, was arrested in a police raid on a flat in Tsimshatsui at 6:30am on
Apr 19, 2016, during an anti-child pornography operation. He had been living
with his parents and a younger sister in the flat.
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| The accused will be sentenced at the District Court in Wanchai on May 7. |
Prosecution said the officers recovered 32 photos and 138
video clips that Gelizon had downloaded from child pornography websites. The
illicit content was stored in 22 files recovered from a notebook PC that the
defendant owned and used exclusively.
The charge sheet said the images showed children aged from
one and a half years to 15 years in erotic poses and sexual acts, including
“penetrative activity” with adults who were not using condoms.
The prosecution submitted to the court a folder of photos
and still shots from the videos.
Gelizon remained silent on the day of his arrest, the
prosecution said. But in his first video-recorded interview by police, he
admitted downloading and storing the material in his PC. He said it was for his
own viewing and he did not disseminate them.
In a second video-recorded interview, the defendant was
shown the video clips and photos, but he reportedly refused to view them,
saying he had since changed his lifestyle.
His lawyer passionately argued for a lenient sentence, but
Judge Tam he will wait for the two reports on May 7 before handing his
sentence.
The defense said the psychiatric report was necessary as
Gelizon had been under “tremendous stress” due to his fear of the unknown while
anticipating his “day under the guillotine”.
In mitigation, his lawyer said Gelizon had a clear record.
He was born in Hong Kong where he attended elementary school, but left for the Philippines
Although he was unable to finish his college course, Gelizon
managed to set up a hollow block production business where he employed 12 relatives.
But he sold the business after a decline in production.
He returned to Hong Kong
and worked for various companies, where he rose from a customer service officer
in a logistics solutions firm to sales executive in an electronic services
company, the defense counsel said.
He resigned from his job after his arrest and has been
unemployed since.
