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Police probe underage male prostitution ring
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National Police Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) director for special economic crimes Brig. Gen Agung Setya talks to a lady on the sidelines of a discussion in Jakarta on Aug. 29. (JP/Anton Hermansyah)
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olice say they have cracked an alleged male prostitution ring following the arrest of a man identified only as AR, who is suspected of acting as a pimp for 99 underage male prostitutes.
National Police cybercrime unit personnel raided a hotel in Cipayung, Puncak, West Java, on Tuesday night, during which AR was arrested.
“We are now investigating how AR recruited the 99 victims,” said National Police Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) director for special economic crimes Brig. Gen Agung Setya as reported by tribunnws.com on Wednesday.
He said AR had previously been convicted of a similar crime and that it had not taken him long after being freed to begin another illicit business. “He was jailed for his involvement in trafficking female prostitutes. Now we suspect him of trafficking boys,” he added.
During the raid in Puncak, the police arrested seven male prostitutes, who were allegedly offered to gay men.
Agung said each customer paid around Rp 1.2 million (around US$90) for the service, of which between Rp 100,000 to Rp 150,000 went to individual sex workers. (bbn)
