Porn web site operators stood on trial in four district courts in Guangzhou on Monday on charges of spreading pornographic material on the Internet.

Guo Zande, a native of Yuexiu District, was sentenced to three years and six months and fined 5,000 yuan (US$604) for spreading pornographic material and blackmail.

Pan Lijin, Guo��s wife, was sentenced to one year and six months and fined 2,000 yuan.

A verdict by the Yuexiu District People��s Court said Guo and Pan established a Web site in June this year and provided pornographic video downloads, charging members a 30-yuan monthly subscription fee. The couple earned 3,427 yuan from the service.

The Liwan District Court ruled Tang Hongping, a Hubei native, provided online pornographic photos and novels when he worked as a Web site administrator in Guangzhou. Tang was sentenced to one year in prison.

He Shitong received a two-year sentence and was fined 5,000 yuan in a verdict handed down by the Tianhe District People��s Court. The verdict said He earned commissions for running an online escort service between January and August this year.

They were the city��s largest joint sentences simultaneously awarded by district-level people��s courts and reflected the government��s determination to fight Internet pornography.

Source: Shenzhen Daily