Disguised As Orderers, Police Arrest Transgenders Who Are Perpetrators Of Online Prostitution

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JAKARTA - The Cyber Patrol Team Anti-Prostitution Online Polsek Samarinda City, East Kalimantan arrested a transgender with the initials KM (19), Makassar City, South Sulawesi, as an online prostitute who peddled himself in the "City Edge" of the Mahakam River.

"So our cyber team pretended to be a prospective service user and then met at the agreed upon place. Of course, this way the perpetrators could no longer dodge," said Samarinda City Police Chief AKP Creato Sonitehe Gulo in Samarinda, Saturday, January 1, as reported by Antara.

KM was arrested together with ALA (27), a woman from Samarinda in one of the "guest houses" in the port area, Samarinda Kota District, some time ago.

After that, the officers again arrested the other perpetrator, namely NH (25), a woman from Kutai Kartanegara at a hotel located in the Jalan Mulawarman area, Samarinda City.

He revealed that the modus operandi of the perpetrators was none other than the economic crush, they were also sporadic or only appeared when they needed money.

"Our cyber team is active again because we don't want the start of the new year for 'online' prostitution to proliferate," he said.

Compared to before, he said, cases of online prostitution in local jurisdictions had decreased significantly.

The police officer with the rank of Jasmine, said that his party did not want the perpetrators to be only processed legally, without being given the opportunity to organize a better life.

For this reason, his party also cooperates with the UPTD for the Protection of Women and Children in Samarinda in handling the case.

"We will find a solution so that they (online prostitutes, ed.) do not return to the wrong path," said the Head of the Women and Children Protection Division, Samarinda Wiyono.

He admitted that the online prostitution case was the first time he had handled it.

Therefore, his party will temporarily provide shelter for the three perpetrators while coordinating with special institutions for the rehabilitation and development of women.

"It can't be done right away, but we have to try because they are also victims. We will direct them to improve their lives," he said.