Underage Prostitution Discovered in Puncak, Bogor
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Kamis, 1 Januari 1970 07:00 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Authorities managed to crack-down the prostitution in the well-known tourist area, Puncak, Bogor. In less than two weeks of the operation, police managed to uncover the tragic fact that minors were involved in the prostitution in Puncak.
Police first uncovered the practice at Bumi Parahyangan Hotel in Ciawi, on Monday, August 14. Three prostitutes and a hustler were arrested. “These three female prostitutes are under-aged,” said Head of Police Criminal Investigation Unit Adj. Comr. Bimantoro Kurniawan on Tuesday, August 15.
He said the practice is managed through the messaging service WhatsApp where the identities and pictures of the prostitutes are offered. It is then continued by finalizing the transaction at an agreed location.
Another case of under-age prostitution was revealed on August 16. The West Java police secured eleven under-age female prostitutes at another hotel in Puncak, they consist of high school and junior-high school students.
Police reveal that the hustlers who manage the prostitutes are also high-school students who sell the women at the price of Rp2-3 million for each service. Police suspect that the suspects are connected to a larger syndicate.
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