A Beijing man has been given a six- year prison sentence and a fine of 5,000 yuan (US$600) for acting as an online go-between for sexual intrigues, a court source said Wednesday.

In 2002, the divorced man, surnamed Zhang in 50s, inadvertently ran across some porn websites. His loneliness soon made him indulge himself with visiting the sites, where he spotted some prostitution advertisements.

He was found guilty of trying to make a profit by acting as a liaison to connect prostitutes and clients by publishing the women 's phone numbers online.

Zhang confessed that he was only provided with free sexual service in return for his finding customers for prostitutes.

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