Nazril Irham (Ariel Peterpan) faces 3.5 years in jail after video scandal

The vocalist of a multi-award winning Indonesian pop rock band Nazril Irham (aka Ariel Peterpan) has been sentenced to three and a half years of imprisonment after an Indonesian court finds him guilty of distributing p0rnographic materials which happen to be scandalous videos of him and his girlfriend actress-host Luna Maya and ex-girlfriend model Cut Tari.

From Left-Right: Luna Maya, Cut Tari and Nazril Irham

The court released the said sentence on January 31, 2011 and according to reports Nazril Irham has also been fined Rp250 Million or $28,000 (roughly around 1.2 Million Pesos).

The Ariel Peterpan Scandal Videos which are still spreading viral in the internet, consist of 3 s ex videos - two of which show his girlfriend and the other one with the popular model.

Ariel Peterpan's Sex Videos Controversy Timeline

Here is a timeline regarding the very controversial sex videos of Indonesian singer, Ariel Peterpan with his girlfriend Luna Maya and ex-girlfriend Cut Tari:

Early June - Given the title, 'Ariel Peterporn Scandals', the videos went viral online. The spread of the sex tapes became a sort of national crisis that has united Indonesia.

Here are news updates from the Jakarta Globe website:
June 14 - Police Going After Sex Video Stars Under Porn Law

June 18 - Two Held For Spreading Sex Video on Web

June 22 - Ariel’s Arrest Gives Sex Saga New Buzz

June 28 - A Day of Demonstrations as Police Grill Luna Maya

July 9 - Luna Maya, Cut Tari Declared Suspects in Peterporn Sex Tapes Scandal

July 27 - Ariel Fails In Plea for Conditional Release

August 5 - Luna Stands by Her Man

August 25 - Ariel to Remain Behind Bars Pending Trial

I think we also have porn law in the Philippines and yet in the similar case of Hayden Kho, nobody got jailed and the case progressed really slow. Hmmmmmmm...