SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singapore Airlines pilot was fined A$12,000 (5,600 pounds) for trying to bring child pornography into Australia, court documents showed on Wednesday.
Ng Kok Yauw, 40, captained a Singapore Airlines flight lastSaturday from the city-state to Adelaide, Australia, whencustoms officials searched his laptop and found video clips ofchild pornography, Adelaide court documents seen by Reuterssaid.
Ng, who appeared in court on Monday, pleaded guilty tocharges of importing banned material and making a falsestatement to a customs officer.
He could not be reached for comment but Singapore Airlines,the world's second-largest airline by market value, said theairline was conducting its own investigation.
Seven video files were found on Ng's computer, some ofwhich contained footage of rape, sexual violence and childrenengaged in sexual activity, the documents said.
The maximum sentence in Australia for offences involvingchild pornography is a fine of A$275,000 and 10 yearsimprisonment.
While it is not an offence to bring pornographic materialinto Australia, an Australian customs spokeswoman said it wasan crime to bring in "objectionable" or "abhorrent" pornographyinto the country.
This would include materials that "offend against thestandards of morality, decency and propriety generally acceptedby reasonable adults", the spokeswoman said.
The pilot was one of three men caught last week byAustralian custom officials for importing "offensive"pornography. Local media in Singapore said one of these was aMalaysian Airline pilot.
(Reporting by Melanie Lee, editing by Neil Chatterjee)
