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A former porn actor dubbed the "Canadian Psycho" appeared in court on Monday for a hearing on whether a trial can proceed in the grisly murder and dismembering of a Chinese man. Luka Rocco Magnotta, 30, made worldwide headlines last year after allegedly filming himself murdering his victim in May 2012 and performing lewd acts with the student's body before posting the images online. Magnotta, dressed in a white t-shirt and pants, arrived escorted by prison guards for the start of the preliminary hearing in Montreal. He sat quietly in the prisoner's box with his hands resting on his knees as his defense lawyers pressed the judge to bar the public from the hearing, which is expected to last at least 10 days. Magnotta has pleaded not guilty to first degree murder and other charges, including committing indignities to a body and harassing Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Police say the occasional gay porn actor and male prostitute used an ice pick to stab his 33-year-old victim Lin Jun before carving up his body, sexually abusing the corpse, filming the act and posting the video online. Days after the killing, police discovered the victim's torso in a suitcase by the trash outside an apartment along a busy highway in Montreal. His severed hands and feet were sent through the mail to federal political parties in Ottawa and to two schools in Vancouver. The head was found in a Montreal park months later. MONTREAL, March 11, 2013 (AFP) (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)