Father asks court to jail daughter

Father asks court to jail daughter

MANILA: The father of a sex film actress has asked a Philippine court to send his 17-year-old daughter to prison as a disciplinary measure, a news report said Monday.

Aurelio Tambis, father of actress Aleck Bovick, also asked the regional court in the Manila suburban city of Quezon to ban the showing of her daughter's movies.

Bovick stars in two movies, one of which is currently being shown in theaters in the capital. While not explicitly pornographic, the two films are B-class movies showing plenty of flesh with young lass exposing herself, much to her father's ire.

According to the Manila Standard report, Tambis complained that his daughter "not only showed much of her body but cavorted with her leading men in steamy sex scenes in her two films".

Tambis' complaint also named as respondents the producer and marketer of the two movies, Tri Vision Cinema.

His lawyer said the filming and exhibition of the movies "constitute clear exploitation of a minor and blatant violation of the anti-child abuse law and the Family Code". --DPA