ANGUILLA
The tapes were reportedly taken from the home of a man who died in an accident several weeks ago and who apparently had his active sex life with a large number of women in Anguilla put on tape.
The tapes are said to be an embarrassment to the women involved.
The National Council of Women, an umbrella organization for all the women's clubs in Anguilla, has spoken out strongly against the videotapes being circulated in the island.
The organization is appealing to the public and to the Government to put a stop to the viewing and circulation of the tapes.
"We denounce the reproduction and circulation of these tapes," the release from the National Council reads, "because it is an invasion of the privacy of the individuals concerned, and it is a violation which is being perpetuated to bring pleasure to the viewers without care, regard or compassion for those whose privacy has been violated."
The release also states that the dissemination of the tapes casts a dark shadow over Anguillians, as it projects the people to be of low moral worth without Christian principles.
"We take this opportunity to send out an appeal to the public for a sense of decency and proportion, which will stamp out the circulation of what has become pornographic material and to shelter our youth and infant children from this indecent exposure."
The National Council of Women has appealed to the Government of Anguilla to do whatever is necessary within the law to prevent Anguilla from becoming a centre for pornographic circulation.
