Victims Of TIP In Cilegon Trapped As Prostitutes Sold Via MiChat, Hotel Allegedly Participating In Facilitation

The raid on a hotel is suspected of being the location of a criminal act of trafficking in persons (TPPO) in Cilegon City, Friday (13/6/2025). ANTARA/HO-Polda Banten.

JAKARTA - The Banten Police are investigating the alleged involvement of the hotel in the criminal case of trafficking in persons (TPPO) that occurred in Cilegon City, Banten.

"The hotel allegedly provides rooms to accommodate victims and facilitates the practice of sexual exploitation of women, including one minor," said Director of Criminal Investigation at the Banten Police, Kombes Pol. Dian Setyawan in a statement in Serang City, Monday, June 16, which was confiscated by Antara.

The disclosure of this case was carried out by the Sub-Directorate IV for the Protection of Women and Children (PPA) of the Directorate of General Criminal Investigation (Ditreskrimum) of the Banten Police on Friday, June 13 at around 22.00 WIB, at a hotel on Jalan Raya Cilegon No. 50, Cilegon City.

"Subdit IV PPA Ditreskrimum Polda Banten revealed the TIP case and succeeded in arresting six perpetrators with the initials AL (22), IB (21), RF (31), AM (21), TB (23), and LS (35) with the mode of being pimps. They recruit, accommodate, and offer victims of commercial sex workers through the MiChat application," said Dian.

According to the results of the investigation, the hotel which was the location for the raid provided several special rooms for the activities of the victims, both for residential areas and the practice of serving guests.

"The hotel provides several rooms to accommodate the victims and where they serve the mashers," said Dian.

In this case, as many as eight victims were arrested, consisting of seven adult women and one minor. They are NP (17), TA (24), WD (24), RN (30), IS (20), AN (25), AF (25), and NF (21).

From the victim's statement, the perpetrators promised fixed income and basic necessities facilities. "The victims are paid every month Rp. 9,000,000, the daily food money is Rp. 100,000, and the victim's skincare money every month is between Rp. 200,000 to Rp. 300,000," said Dian.

However, behind the compensation, the victim must serve between 9 and 11 guests every day.

The police secured a number of pieces of evidence, including two hotel rooms, seven cell phones belonging to the perpetrator, 23 contraceptives, one hotel guest book, and four hotel bills.

"For their actions, the perpetrators were charged with Article 2 in conjunction with Article 10 of Law Number 21 of 2007 concerning the Eradication of the Crime of Trafficking in Persons and/or Article 88 in conjunction with Article 76I of Law Number 35 of 2014 concerning Child Protection," explained Dian.

The Banten Police stated that they would continue to explore the involvement of the hotel and would not hesitate to take legal action if it was proven to have facilitated the practice of TIP. Investigations are still ongoing, including tracing the potential for other victims and a wider network of perpetrators.