A Series Of Child Prostitution Cases In Jakarta That Unfolded For One Month

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JAKARTA - Within a month, police uncovered two cases of online prostitution of money minors in the Jakarta area. The prostitution groups use the same mode, which is to be used through social media.

The latest prostitution case was revealed at two hotels in the West Jakarta area, on Monday, May 24. In this group, at least 75 people were arrested for alleged involvement.

"The total number secured from these two hotels is 75 people," said Head of Public Relations of Metro Jaya Police Kombes Yusri Yunus, Monday, May 24.

Of those dozens, two were muncikari. The rest are commercial sex workers and hotel employees.

As a result of the data collection, dozens of minors were made lustful. As a resulting, police are continuing to search their information for additional information.

"There were 18 minors who were victimized," he added.

From the temporary deepening, two muncikari with the initials AD (27) and AP (24) marketed the lustful women online or open booking (Open BO) through the MiChat application.

"The perpetrator offers the victim to men through the MiChat application as a psk at a rate of Rp300 thousand to Rp500 thousand," said Yusri.

Both are ensnared by Article 88 Juncto 76 I of Law No.17 of 2016 on Child Protection, Article 27 Paragraph 1 Juncto article 45 of Law No. 19 of 2016 on ITE, Article 296 and Article 506 of the Criminal Code with a maximum criminal threat of 10 years in prison

Meanwhile, about a month earlier on April 21, police also uncovered a case of online prostitution involving minors at one of the hotels in Tebet, South Jakarta.

In this case, about 15 people were secured. The majority of them are minors.

"Securing some underage commercial sex workers, jockeys as well as some people who were caught allegedly violently being or have committed lewd acts with their victims minors," Yusri

Based on the results of the examination, the mode used by this group marketed its actions through social media.

"The modus operandi offers children psk using social media applications," said Yusri

Not only securing dozens of people, police also confiscated a number of evidence such as contraceptives, cash, mobile phones and laptops.

The perpetrators involved in the practice of prostitution are threatened with being ensnared by Law No. 23 of 2002 on Child Protection and or article 2 paragraph (1) of Law No. 21 of 2007 concerning the Eradication of People Trafficking Crimes and or Article 27 paragraph (1) Jo Article 45 of Law No. 19 of 2016 on ITE and or Article 296 of the Criminal Code and or Article 506 of the Criminal Code.