Guest Services Have Been Asked To Serve Pimps Also, Minors Who Are Being Used As Online Prostitutes Are Undergoing Examination

Suspect involved in online prostitution in an apartment in Kali Bata, South Jakarta/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - South Jakarta Metro Police Investigators are still investigating the disclosure of online prostitution of minors who were raided from an apartment in the Pancoran area, South Jakarta.

"From the confession of one of the victims, he has been a victim of sexual exploitation sold by the pimps more than 17 times. The results of further investigation of the information, he said that he had even been more than 17 times," said South Jakarta Police Chief Kombes Azis Andriansyah, Thursday, October 14.

Until now, the victim is still undergoing medical tests at the hospital to confirm his health condition.

"He has had a medical test, but it hasn't come out yet. Now in the process of psychological rehabilitation," he said. The police chief confirmed that the pimps also sexually abused the two victims.

"Yes, almost all of them. That's right (besides being sold, the victim was also harassed by the perpetrator)," he said. In order to prevent the incident from happening again, the South Jakarta Metro Police will also increase surveillance and socialization of appeals at the location.

"If it doesn't work, then we will be repressive. We hope that the public will provide information," he said. Previously, it was reported that two underage women were victims of sexual exploitation and crimes by 5 pimps.

In addition to selling the two young girls, the five pimps also sexually abused the two minors.

South Jakarta Police Chief Kombes Azis Andriansyah explained that the first disclosure of the prostitution scandal involving two underage children being exploited stems from reports of the loss of one of the children reported by their parents.

The victim is known to be around 16 years old and still in high school grade 2. In mid-September, continued the Police Chief, there was a mother who reported the disappearance of her child for several days. The mother who reported it admitted that there had been a family dispute before her son disappeared after leaving the house.

"Then this mother went to find out with neighbors, friends and so on, and did not meet. Finally reported it to the Depok Police. Then coordinated with the South Jakarta Metro Police," said the Police Chief to reporters, Wednesday, October 13.

Furthermore, the presence of the child was detected in an apartment in the South Jakarta area. Then an investigation was carried out and it turned out that the child was a victim of online prostitution or was sexually or economically exploited.

"There we found him with some of these men. It turned out that this man acted as a pimp, and peddled the two children through the Michat application," he said.

The five pimps had the initials AM (36) as apartment tenants and accommodated the victim's place. CD (25) as the victim's pick-up driver, FH (18), AL (19), and DA (19) as the victim's seller via online. As a result of their actions, the five pimps were charged with multiple layers of articles, namely Article 88 jo 76 (i) or Article 83 in conjunction with 76 (f) or Article 81 in conjunction with 76 (d) of Law no. 35 of 2014 concerning child protection or article 2 paragraph 1 of Law no. 21 of 2007 concerning trafficking in persons with a penalty of 15 years in prison.