Police have arrested the operator of a pornographic website with some 10,000 members who shared obscene pictures of their wives or girlfriends. Police also booked 53 members of the website who they say uploaded obscene pictures.

Police said the 39-year old webmaster opened a website in September 2005 and facilitated the sharing of video clips and pictures depicting nudity and sexual intercourse by 9,887 members. He is accused of collecting W27,000 (US$1=W938) for a two-month membership from 857 paying members, netting him W85 million. Police said the images included “abnormal” practices such as partner swapping and threesomes.

A police spokesman said the webmaster and nine other members engaged in these practices “between once and seven times” facilitated by the website. Police said three couples engaged in partner-swapping and watching each other have sex.