tammy.

Student in sex video scandal speaks up


THE Nanyang Polytechnic girl at the centre of the ongoing sex video scandal has spoken up for the first time, describing the past few days as a “living hell.”


And it got a bit worse on Thursday as a new section of the video clip surfaced on the Internet. This just happened as the student became the number one item on blog search engine Technorati.


But the 17-year-old told The Straits Times over the phone yesterday: “I have done nothing wrong; I don’t know why people are making such a big fuss about it. Everyone does it (films video clips of themselves), even my friends.”


Tammy, as she is called on the Net, said the video she took with her 21-year-old boyfriend was meant for “personal and private viewing.”


“It was just for fun ... we don’t intend to be porn stars,” she added.


But in her next breath, she said she regretted filming the explicit video on her phone.


“I can’t bear to face people. When I go out, people who know it is me look at me as if I am a porn star. Now, looking back, it was a stupid thing to do, because the phone could fall into the wrong hands.”


She has had to explain herself to her lecturers, her parents and the police. She even considered quitting her IT diploma course, but her parents and friends persuaded her to stay on.


Tammy confirmed she misplaced her phone last month but because she had forgotten about the video clip, she did not worry about it.


That was until a fellow student called her two weeks later to say the video had been spotted on the Internet.


“She told me not to be too worried because there were other homemade sex videos online and they didn’t generate much interest,” the girl said.


But her friend was wrong. Last weekend, news of the video exploded on the Net, creating an excited buzz on local forums and blogs.


Some people are even trying to cash in on her unwelcome notoriety: They are selling T-shirts, bags and caps with Tammy’s name emblazoned on them on the Internet.


Another Netizen has purchased the domain name tammynyp.com and is offering it for sale. And another is advertising on eBay to help people find the sex video.


However, Tammy has some online support.


A blogger nicknamed Ghost, 30, said: “It’s getting out of hand. As gossip, it’s fine, but making money out of it is unethical.”


Tammy, who will take her year-end exams soon, pleaded with Singaporeans not to buy the merchandise.


“Have I not suffered enough? I hope people won’t buy the stuff. Please, I need to move on.” – The Straits Times / Asia News Network


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