Child Pornography Spread On Telegram Revealed, Access Fees Only Rp. 15 Thousand

JAKARTA The police managed to uncover cases of spreading pornographic content through the Telegram application, including videos of child pornography. The cost of accessing the video is only IDR 15 thousand.

The Head of Public Relations of the Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Ade Ary Syam Indradi, revealed that his party had arrested a suspect with the initials RYS (29) who was arrested in the Bekasi area.

From the results of the investigation, thousands of pornographic content were found, including some containing child pornography material.

"From the suspect's hands, investigators found 1,029 electronic content containing images and videos suspected of being immoral or violating moral norms," said Ade Ary Syam Indradi, quoted on Friday, January 10.

Of the thousands of immoral videos, some of them contain child pornography content, although the police have not specified the exact number.

"Some of these videos involve children under the age of 18. Currently, we are still developing further investigations," he said.

The suspect, according to Ade, created a group on the Telegram application to spread the content. For those interested in joining and gaining access to pornographic content, the price charged by the suspect is very cheap.

"To become members of the group distributed by the suspect, they only need to pay between Rp. 10,000 and Rp. 15,000 for a duration of 3 months," said Ade.