ILLEGAL porn films, some featuring animals, are being touted for sale in Swindon town centre.
Trading Standards officers say a haul of unclassified smut seized last week may have been too perverted to comply with sex industry rules.
The pirate films, with a street value of £3,000, were seized from illegal immigrant Zhong Chen.
advertisement
Around half of the films were of an adult nature.
Chen, 36, of no fixed address, was sentenced to five and a half months in prison on Saturday.
He was caught trying to sell 342 movies on the Elgin Industrial Estate.
Trading Standards officers believe some of the films included depraved sex acts with animals.
They also think that Chen was just one of many people touting pirate DVDs in the town - and that it will not be long before those behind the pirating operation will replace him with another street seller.
"What they have been doing is going round the trading estates and building sites, selling them that way," said Phil Thomas, head of commercial regulation at Swindon Council.
"We have even had some indication of them going into a town centre music shop.
"And we are almost certain this guy will be replaced. We are talking about a national organised crime network.
"I have no doubt that they won't be being choosy about who they are selling whatever to. I don't think they will be asking for ID before selling counterfeit DVDs, some adult material could be making into underage hands.
"We are closing the net on those who are perpetrating the crime and trying to eradicate it from Swindon."
Mr Thomas said the films seized by officers could not legally be sold in the UK.
"These films haven't been through the formal classification process," he said. "We haven't viewed the films, but it was clear from the covers some of them were not very nice.
"We don't think there is any suggestion children were involved - but one of them did include a dog.
"Films like that would never be classified in this country.
"This prosecution was part of a two-month operation involving police and businesses who passed on intelligence to us.
"This man received the near maximum sentence for this offence, which goes to show how serious the magistrates viewed this case."
The owner of a Swindon sex shop blamed the council's refusal to grant licences to sell hardcore material for the spread of the sale of counterfeit films.
Peter Wannell of The Exchange Adult Shop in Cricklade Road, Gorse Hill, said illegal DVD sales were damaging his business - and were flooding Swindon.
He says he cannot compete with the discount prices offered for pirate films.
"There are so many pirated films infiltrating Swindon," said Peter
"The town is rife with it and it's a growing problem. It's crippling businesses and my takings are down by 25 per cent this year.
"When you don't have a licence to sell hardcore material there is a market for these people in Swindon.
"It's not only me that is affected. All the video shops are struggling with the counterfeiters selling the normal stuff."
Peter said pirate sellers were touting knock-off DVDs in the Brunel Shopping Centre and had even offered him fake films in his own shop.
Posted by: john c, swindon on 12:53pm Fri 16 May 08
It may have been better to deport Zhong Chen to China to serve his term but let us hope that at the end of his sentence this criminal is sent back to China, he will find their criminal justice system a lot harsher than ours
It may have been better to deport Zhong Chen to China to serve his term but let us hope that at the end of his sentence this criminal is sent back to China, he will find their criminal justice system a lot harsher than ours
As Rome burns, and all around us we're seeing people beaten, attacked, mugged, robbed and stabbed, all we're worried about are a few **** DVDs.
What a farce.
[quote]"We haven't viewed the films, but it was clear from the covers some of them were not very nice."
[/quote]
How astonishing. Has this 'expert' not realised that people often use covers for DVDs that are somewhat misleading as to what's actually on the discs?
How can people comment on the content of films they've not even watched?!?
As Rome burns, and all around us we're seeing people beaten, attacked, mugged, robbed and stabbed, all we're worried about are a few **** DVDs.
What a farce.
"We haven't viewed the films, but it was clear from the covers some of them were not very nice."
How astonishing. Has this 'expert' not realised that people often use covers for DVDs that are somewhat misleading as to what's actually on the discs?
How can people comment on the content of films they've not even watched?!?
Posted by: steve-o, Swindon on 2:49pm Fri 16 May 08
[quote][bold]Amused[/bold] wrote:
**** explosion? Sounds messy [/quote] You wanna walk past St Tropez early morning whrn the bin liners have been kicked all over the place, thats n explosion.
P.S been told that
Amused wrote:
**** explosion? Sounds messy
You wanna walk past St Tropez early morning whrn the bin liners have been kicked all over the place, thats n explosion.
Posted by: Captain Sensible, Near Swindon on 3:03pm Fri 16 May 08
Well, well, more of our immigrant, sorry migrant friends enriching our sociaty with their alternate criminal lifestyles. Well done New Labour for allowing them all in.
Well, well, more of our immigrant, sorry migrant friends enriching our sociaty with their alternate criminal lifestyles. Well done New Labour for allowing them all in.
[bold]"This man received the near maximum sentence for this offence, which goes to show how serious the magistrates viewed this case."[/bold]
Pity Magistrates do not show the same seriousness in cases
of Drug/Violent assults.
Zhong Chen had the wrong person to Defend
him in court.
"This man received the near maximum sentence for this offence, which goes to show how serious the magistrates viewed this case."
Pity Magistrates do not show the same seriousness in cases
of Drug/Violent assults.
Zhong Chen had the wrong person to Defend
him in court.
[quote][bold]Captain Sensible[/bold] wrote:
Well, well, more of our immigrant, sorry migrant friends enriching our sociaty with their alternate criminal lifestyles. Well done New Labour for allowing them all in.[/quote] It is quite amusing how the authorities constantly tell us how evil the pirate DVD trade is, how it's linked to drugs and murder etc., yet spectacularly fail to name where 98% of all those involved with producing and selling pirate DVDs actually come from.
Captain Sensible wrote:
Well, well, more of our immigrant, sorry migrant friends enriching our sociaty with their alternate criminal lifestyles. Well done New Labour for allowing them all in.
It is quite amusing how the authorities constantly tell us how evil the pirate DVD trade is, how it's linked to drugs and murder etc., yet spectacularly fail to name where 98% of all those involved with producing and selling pirate DVDs actually come from.
Posted by: Robert Feal-Martinez, Swindon on 5:57pm Fri 16 May 08
It does seem rather odd that these DVD's haven't been viewed to see if then is any child **** involved, something that is quite prevalent in the far east, but obviously we don't know where they came from.
It does seem rather odd that these DVD's haven't been viewed to see if then is any child **** involved, something that is quite prevalent in the far east, but obviously we don't know where they came from.
[quote][bold]Robert Feal-Martinez[/bold] wrote:
Andy it's the software, it's done automatically on the forums. The PC world we live in, try typing Dick[/quote] It may be the software but the web team would be responsible for what words gets blanked out and with what.
**** **** **** ****
Robert Feal-Martinez wrote:
Andy it's the software, it's done automatically on the forums. The PC world we live in, try typing Dick
It may be the software but the web team would be responsible for what words gets blanked out and with what.
Posted by: Casual Observer, Swindon on 8:44am Sat 17 May 08
[quote][bold]PeeGee[/bold] wrote:
I've always avoided swear words thinking that the whole message would be deleted. What a **** wit I've been all this time.[/quote] LOL - careful though, you'll have that **** Terence trying to put you right (jus' kidding tezzy, don't go analysing it)
PeeGee wrote:
I've always avoided swear words thinking that the whole message would be deleted. What a **** wit I've been all this time.
LOL - careful though, you'll have that **** Terence trying to put you right (jus' kidding tezzy, don't go analysing it)
"What they have been doing is going round the trading estates and building sites, selling them that way," "
And we've knicked one - big deal !
Any views from the "Minister for Britishness" or B'Anne'd Wagon on the benefits to our economy ?
"What they have been doing is going round the trading estates and building sites, selling them that way," "
And we've knicked one - big deal !
Any views from the "Minister for Britishness" or B'Anne'd Wagon on the benefits to our economy ?
[quote][bold]I Too Could Be a Councillor[/bold] wrote:
I bought one of these DVDs by mistake. That's Labours' fault that is.[/quote] HILARIOUS.
Now, you've had your little bit of attention seeking and affirmation from others... please stop.
I Too Could Be a Councillor wrote:
I bought one of these DVDs by mistake. That's Labours' fault that is.
HILARIOUS.
Now, you've had your little bit of attention seeking and affirmation from others... please stop.
Posted by: johnxx111, swindon on 11:27pm Sun 18 May 08
this chinese citizen if deported faces execution by firing squad,it is a capital crime in china.video piracy is cracked down hard over there,thats why it is a capital crime,this person should be deported,we have two many crimes commited by foreigners from outside the eec,and from within the eec
this chinese citizen if deported faces execution by firing squad,it is a capital crime in china.video piracy is cracked down hard over there,thats why it is a capital crime,this person should be deported,we have two many crimes commited by foreigners from outside the eec,and from within the eec
Posted by: johnxx111, swindon on 11:33pm Sun 18 May 08
why did they not hand the dvds over to the child protection agency,so they could be checked to see if any children were in the movies.there must be tougher laws against these people selling this kind of filth,and the licensed adult shops should be given a license to sell hard **** videos,at least they would be legal to sell.they license them in holland and other eec countries so why not here.
why did they not hand the dvds over to the child protection agency,so they could be checked to see if any children were in the movies.there must be tougher laws against these people selling this kind of filth,and the licensed adult shops should be given a license to sell hard **** videos,at least they would be legal to sell.they license them in holland and other eec countries so why not here.
Another immigrant in prison at our, the taxpayers' expense.
Would have been cheaper and more effective to simply stick him on the first plane back from whence he came - along with the filth he was peddling.
Another immigrant in prison at our, the taxpayers' expense.
Would have been cheaper and more effective to simply stick him on the first plane back from whence he came - along with the filth he was peddling.
Posted by: Oxford, Toothill on 12:30pm Mon 19 May 08
I bought one of these DVDs by mistake.
That's Labours' fault that is. Not that far from the truth I COULD BE A COUNCILLOR (Tell me/us, why aren't you a councillor?). It is known as a fact that many women who have unprotected sex end up in LABOUR, so perhaps this is a cunning plan by Labour to boost its falling membership.
I bought one of these DVDs by mistake.
That's Labours' fault that is. Not that far from the truth I COULD BE A COUNCILLOR (Tell me/us, why aren't you a councillor?). It is known as a fact that many women who have unprotected sex end up in LABOUR, so perhaps this is a cunning plan by Labour to boost its falling membership.
If you liked this article and would like to share it with others on the web who might be searching for good content we've made it easy for you to do it.
At the bottom of all articles, you'll see links to six sites. These sites - commonly called 'social bookmark' or 'social news' sites - have large communities of web users who share and rate interesting, useful and fun things on the web.
Clicking the links will automatically add the address of the story you are reading to one of these sites, letting you share it with others. Each site will ask you to register to share stories. Registration is free and once a member, you can store, recommend and search for stories that interest you.
Print
Email this
Comment
