Telegram group circulating obscene images allegedly of Singaporean women; police investigating

The group, called SGWikiLeaks, is believed to be circulating obscene photos and videos of women. PHOTOS: COURTESY OF JORDELIA TAN
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SINGAPORE – When she posted a photo on Instagram of herself and her friends wearing cheongsams, she was shocked when the same picture appeared online showing them wearing lingerie instead.

That photoshopped image was later circulated in a Telegram chat group that had similar revealing doctored pictures showing other Asian women and girls in compromising positions.

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