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Pimp arrested in Central Jakarta
The police arrested on Wednesday a pimp for allegedly offering the services of an underage prostitute to hotel guests in Central Jakarta
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hepolice arrested on Wednesday a pimp for allegedly offering the services of anunderage prostitute to hotel guests in Central Jakarta.
Head of the crimes and violence unit at the city police, Adj. Sr. Comr. Herry Heryawan, said that the pimp, identified only by the initials ED, 40, was arrested while supplying an underage call girl to a guest of a star-rated hotel.
'He was arrested after making a deal with a hotel guest who ordered an underage prostitute,' he said as quoted by tribunnews.com.
According to a preliminary investigation, the suspect, who is still undergoing interrogation at the city police headquarters, employs five prostitutes, including an underage one. He also admitted to running the business since 2010.
He said the suspect would be indicted for violating Article 297 of the Criminal Code on human trafficking and trading, which carries a maximum sentence of five years' imprisonment.
