WhatsApp group admin arrested for posting porn

The Sharjah Public Prosecution has registered a case against the administrator of a WhatsApp group and its members for allegedly uploading and circulating pornographic videos and photos.

Ali Al Mansouri, lawyer of one the accused, told Gulf News the group administrator, age 35, of Arab nationality, uploaded pornographic videos and photos to his group, which included 18 members.

Five members of the group were arrested in addition to the group administrator for commenting on the pictures.

All the suspects are of Arab nationality and are in their 30s.

The group administrator was charging members in the group for each pornographic picture he posted.

The group was caught after the Sharjah Criminal Investigation Department was tipped off about the illegal activity carried out by the group.

The Police then placed the administrator under observation.

After verifying the tip was accurate, police arrested the group administrator, a Sharjah resident, and registered a case against 18 members of the group.

Five of them were arrested while authorities including CID, continue to search for the remaining members.

Several mobile phones containing the alleged incriminating material depicting obscene, indecent and sexually explicit acts were also recovered during the search operation.