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	Young Man Charged with Blackmailing Priest Indian Catholic November 19, 2009 http://www.indiancatholic.in/news/storydetails.php/13915-1-10-Young-man-charged-with-blackmailing-priest HONG KONG : A 27-year-old man has appeared in court charged with attempting to blackmail a priest by threatening to release a video that suggests the pair had an intimate relationship. The video allegedly shows the man, Cheung Ka-wo, and the priest naked, according to media reports. Cheung, a doctoral student, was accused of conspiring with Li Dora Kay, a laywoman, to extort HK$6.3 million (US$826,000) from the priest and a layperson that the priest had sought help from. The identity of the priest and the layperson were not revealed. Cheung was granted bail by magistrates on Nov. 18 and will appear before the district court next month. According to the prosecution, the young man made the demand in letters sent in April and May this year and the priest has so far paid him HK$920,000. Dominic Yung Yeuk-yu, director of the Hong Kong Catholic Social Communications Office, told UCA News the diocese is aware of the case, but would not make any comment while legal proceedings are underway.
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