of chinese film star edison chen appears in b.c. courtroom in sex scandal case

Chinese film star Edison Chen appears in B.C. courtroom in sex scandal case: Sexually explicit photos of some of China's most famous female stars spread like a virus over the Internet, and now the man who took them says he wants to protect the innocence of those women - even if it means refusing to testify in court.

Chinese film star Edison Chen told a Vancouver judge Monday he will not reveal anything of an intimate nature regarding any of the women in the photos.

Update:Canto-pop idol Edison Chen named Cecelia Chung, Gillian Chung, Bobo Chan and Rachel Ngan as women seen with him in sex photos leaked online in January 2008.