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Under the guise of a Massage Therapist, Student Taxing Sex Workers in Sleman via Twitter

Harianjogja.com, SLEMAN—The Mlati police station, Sleman arrested online prostitutes under the guise of vacancies (massage) for massage therapists. Instead of being a massage therapist, the lowker registrar was actually asked to become a sex worker.

Mlati Police Chief Commissioner Haryanto said the perpetrators initials AP alias Kuyang, 21, were still active students at a private tertiary institution in Purworejo, Central Java. He was arrested for being an intermediary for prostitution online with massage therapist mode. “The perpetrators of this mode are massage therapists via job vacancies on social media. But in fact the victim is persuaded to serve sexual needs with his guests,” Haryanto said at Mlati Regional Police Station, Tuesday (07/14/2020).

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The pimps initially recruited victims through the Info Lowker Jogja and Surrounding areas in June 2020 by seeking a massage therapist. From the group, the perpetrators received two victims namely Vn, 20, a student from Cilacap, Central Java and WP, ​​32, a housewife in Boyolali, Central Java.

After getting a ‘therapist’, AP finds them customers by promoting them via social media Twitter by displaying photos of victims. Unfortunately, he is not shown as a massage therapist, but a commercial sex worker through an account Twitter @citra_bojogja.

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To prospective guests, the suspect even positioned himself as if a therapist, so that communication takes place through the perpetrators. Only when the perpetrators and victims agree, the victim is asked to come to a hotel in Sleman that has been rented by the suspect for guests and victims as a CoD location (cash on delivery) or pay on site

On Saturday (07/04/2020) around 12.00 WIB the suspect was found to be pimping the victim with a guest to transact at a hotel in Sleman. “At that time there were three guests. CoD in the room they rented,” said Mlati police chief.

The police then immediately conducted an investigation and succeeded in arresting the perpetrators. Mlati Iptu Police Criminal Investigation Unit Dwi Noor Cahyanto said the perpetrators and victims did not know each other because communication was limited via social media. After searching, there are a total of 20 customers with two victims ‘therapists’.

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“I know [terlibat prostitusi online], the victim did not run away because he thought of making money. There was no threat, at that time the guests were met and the orientation was money, “Dwi said.

For each of these online prostitution services, tariffs start at Rp. 500,000 short time. The suspect received IDR 100,000 and the victim got IDR 400,000. Meanwhile, a long time rate of IDR800,000 with the distribution of suspects can be IDR200,000 and victims get IDR600,000.

When questioned by the media crew, the suspect claimed he had never met the victim. He also had forgotten the amount of money he earned from peddling two of his victims. “Forgot it,” he said softly.

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