Involved In Online Prostitution, 10 Pairs Of Men And Women In Cilincing, North Jakarta Arrested By Police

Evidence of arrest/ Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The North Jakarta Cilincing Sector Police (Polsek) secured ten perpetrators of dating-app-based prostitution services in Rorotan. "The police force (five men and five women) have been arrested for allegedly opening prostitution services using the Michat application on Jalan Rorotan IX Rt 006/007 Rorotan Village, Cilincing, North Jakarta," said Cilincing Police Chief Kompol Haris Akhmat Basuki according to a written statement received, Sunday, April 9. As information Michat is an online dating application made in Singapore which has been released since 2018. Haris explained that the incident began with reports of residents of a rented house often receiving visits from an unknown man. "When examined by the Cilincing Police Buser Team up to the TKP, direct searches were carried out on two rented rooms, and it was found that ten teenagers were five men and five women, "he said. Haris added then the buser members checked from the cellphone belonging to the ten people. "It turned out that prostitution was true through the Michat application, and then the ten teenagers were taken to the Cilincing Police for further investigation," he added. Haris also added that the male suspects, namely MF (28), S (24), F (20), AR (19), then the female suspect, namely LN (17), SP (18), TR (16), AD (17). The evidence that had been confiscated were eight units of cellphones, three units of motorcycle vehicles, and a number of contraceptive devices, "he said. After examination, it was proven that eight people and five women committed online prostitution through the Michat application. "The results of the examination of the ten people did not perform sexual relations in the room (while secured) only conducting prostitution communication through the application, "added Haris. Haris. Haris explained that all the perpetrators were then submitted to the Social Service for guidance.