Makes You Geleng-geleng! 3 Pimps In Lampung Sell IPhone To 17-Year-Old Girls, Pay Installments Through Bed Services

Three people suspected of carrying out prostitution were arrested by the Bandarlampung Police. Wednesday (19/6/2024). (ANTARA/HO-Polresta Bandarlampung)

Bandarlampung City Police (Polresta), Lampung Police arrested three women suspected of being involved in prostitution in this city area. The three of them acted as pimps, selling underage girls to mashers. "The three women suspected of being involved in prostitution, we arrested them on Thursday in a number of different locations," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Bandar Lampung Police, Kompol Dennis Arya Putra, in Bandarlampung, Antara, Wednesday, June 17. The three women who were arrested by the PPA Unit of the Bandarlampung Police Satreskrim with the initials AS (33), residents of Peace, AR (25) residents of Tanjung Senang, and AF (21), residents of Bumi Waras District. " “ The results of our investigation and investigation are that these three suspects have a role, namely selling and benefiting from their actions," he said. Dennis revealed that the prostitution practices carried out by the suspects had taken place from 2022 to 2024, and were marketed online and offline. "For the motive, these perpetrators offered an iPhone type cellphone to the victim by paying in installments. Then the perpetrators sold the victim to the mashers, and the money was used to pay for the cellphone. The victim himself is still a minor, which is 17 years old," he said. He said that the price offered by the perpetrators varied, ranging from Rp. 500,000 to Rp. 2,000,000 depending on their agreement with the masher. " “ So the price varies, depending on the agreement, then the profit will be divided, in addition to paying the cellphone installments. The perpetrators themselves receive varying profits, from Rp. 300 thousand to Rp. 500 thousand in one transaction of the victim with a masher," he said. Then, continued Kompol Dennis, apart from the three perpetrators, the police also confiscated one piece of pink lingerie shirt and two cellphones.

"As a result of their actions, the three perpetrators were charged with Article 2 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 21 of 2007 concerning the Crime of Trafficking in Persons and or Article 83 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 17 of 201 concerning Stipulation of Government Regulations in Lieu of Law Number 01 of 2016 concerning the second amendment to Law of the Republic of Indonesia number 23 of 2002 concerning child protection," he said.