Hayden gets senator's ire over sex video

MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Ramon Revilla Jr. is demanding the revocation of the medical license of controversial celebrity Hayden Kho as cosmetic surgeon over his alleged sex video with actress Katrina Halili.

In a privilege speech entitled “A Doctor’s Perversity,” Revilla slammed Kho for his supposed misconduct and apparent mental or psychological problem.

The video, uploaded on the Internet, is different from an earlier video showing Kho and Halili dancing.

“I have also been informed that there are at least two other sex videos involving the same man with other women. These videos show explicit sexual acts and were obviously taken without the consent of the women,” Revilla said.

He said it was obvious that the camera was hidden.

Describing Kho as a “maniac,” a “pervert” and “insane,” Revilla said,

“How are you going to entrust your daughter to this kind of doctor? This perversity poses a risk to the public that, according to studies, will escalate to further acts of perversity. Let us not wait for him to have more victims.”

Revilla earlier filed Senate Bill No. 12 or the Anti-Pornography Bill proposing stiffer penalties on those who publish, broadcast and exhibit pornographic materials through the use of traditional media, Internet, cyberspace, cellular phones and other media.

The senator from Cavite stressed that it was conduct unbecoming for a professional to destroy the reputation of and humiliate another person by circulating what should be treated as an intimately private activity.

“A doctor should be respectable in his actions. We have to respect everyone’s dignity and treat every person with respect,” he said.

Revilla said he himself watched the video and found its proliferation disgusting.

He called on the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) to take action and revoke the medical license of Kho and ban him from the practice of medicine.

He cited Section 24 of Republic Act 2382 or the Medical Act of 1959, whereby immoral or dishonorable conduct was among the grounds for reprimand, suspension or revocation of a doctor’s certificate of registration. 

“He does not know how to respect women. It’s like he has no mother and sister. If you ask me, this person is not in his right mind. And according to the Medical Act, this doctor can also be punished for insanity. Buang itong doktor na ito (This doctor is crazy),” Revilla said.

“With the many sex scandals coming out, we need to act to protect our fellowmen, our women, most especially the young,” he said.

Revilla also pointed out that under Article 26 of the Civil Code, every person should respect the dignity, personality, privacy and peace of mind of his neighbors and other persons, and disturbing the private life of another person would constitute a cause of action for damages.

He said such lewdness was enraging as it took advantage of the “trust, confidence and emotions” of the woman.

He said sex videos “definitely ruined the dignity and honor of these poor and hapless women.”

In the case of Halili, Revilla said she has become depressed because of the incident. “I pity her,” he said.

He added that it was Halili who made a public apology for the incident “but this maniac never said sorry.”

“Dr. Hayden Kho is a pervert of the highest kind, a predator who has no conscience or respect for women,” he said.

The senator said that despite the privacy of the activity, the state could intervene when a video was taken without the consent of another person.

“I believe that voyeurism should be punished, and the publication of sex videos with or without the consent of the parties should be dealt with properly,” Revilla said.

He said Internet service providers (ISP) giving access to these kinds of vulgarity must also be punished.

“We can follow the Chinese or Middle Eastern model where all ISPs are required to block online pornography. For me, these people must rot in jail so they will not be able to do any more harm to anybody,” said Revilla, who was not interpellated due to the sensitivity of the matter.

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. joined Revilla in seeking the passage of bills that would protect people from such scandals.

Pimentel said legislators should take a deeper look into the situation and how “degrading spectacles” could be curtailed.