Actress Katrina Halili filed criminal and civil cases against Kho for the unauthorized recording and distribution of their private encounters.
Following this admission, Princess, along with Dr. Rosario and Erik Johnston Chua, informed Vicki Belo that Kho had recorded sexual encounters with multiple women on his laptop.
The public outcry over the scandal served as a primary driver for the passage of Republic Act 9995 , also known as the Anti-Voyeurism Act of 2009, which criminalized the recording and distribution of sexual acts without consent. Princess Velasco Hayden Kho Scandal
Princess Velasco, who was at the time the longtime girlfriend of Dr. Mark Herbert "Bistek" Rosario, played a central role in exposing Hayden Kho’s infidelities. According to court affidavits and media reports:
In the years following the scandal, the primary figures moved toward personal and professional recovery: Actress Katrina Halili filed criminal and civil cases
The scandal’s ripple effects were immense, leading to several historic outcomes in Philippine law and society:
In the late 2000s, the Philippine entertainment industry was rocked by a series of events often referred to as the . While the public focus frequently centered on the legal battles with actress Katrina Halili, the involvement of Princess Marie S. Velasco was a pivotal catalyst that set the entire controversy in motion. The Role of Princess Velasco in the Exposure The public outcry over the scandal served as
At Belo’s request, Princess joined the group in retrieving Kho’s computers and storage devices from his condominium to verify these claims. This retrieval eventually led to the leak of the videos that sparked a national firestorm. Impact and Legal Fallout
As a direct result of the controversy, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) revoked Hayden Kho’s medical license, though it was eventually reinstated in 2014. Post-Scandal: Redemption and Marriage