Kids are Pimping Out Kids for Sex in Indonesia

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31 October 2013 11:01 WIB

A teenage pimp, or "mami" identified as Chimoy, right, applies make up as one of her "children" adjusts her hair in a room in Bandung, West Java. Two years ago, there were zero reports of child pimps like Chimoy who work as the boss with no adults behind the scenes. AP/Dita Alangkara

31 Oktober 2013 00:00 WIB

A teenage pimp or "mami" identified as Chimoy, is silhouetted as she smoke a cigarette during an interview in Bandung, West Java. The National Commission for Child Protection says 21 girls between 14 and 16 have been caught working as mamis so far this year, and there are likely far more. AP/Dita Alangkara

31 Oktober 2013 00:00 WIB

A teenage pimp or "mami" identified as Chimoy, shows her tattoo during an interview in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Two years ago in Indonesia, there were zero reports of child pimps like Chimoy who work as the boss with no adults behind the scenes. AP/Dita Alangkara

31 Oktober 2013 00:00 WIB

A pencil drawing is seen on the wall of a room in a boarding house where a teenage pimp identified as Chimoy lives in, in Bandung, Java, Indonesia. Chimoy said the drawing represent her dreams that someday she will meet her "prince" and they will live happily ever after. AP/Dita Alangkara

31 Oktober 2013 00:00 WIB

A teenage sex worker checks messages on her mobile phone at a boarding house in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. The National Commission for Child Protection says 21 girls between 14 and 16 have been caught working as mamis so far this year, and there are likely far more. AP/Dita Alangkara

31 Oktober 2013 00:00 WIB

An Indonesian girl practices coloring at a temporary shelter run by Bahtera Foundation that provides non-formal education to prevent children to become victims of sexual exploitation, in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. AP/Dita Alangkara

31 Oktober 2013 00:00 WIB