They were apprehended for coercing four underage girls into prostitution in Surabaya, East Java. The Head of Criminal Investigation at the Surabaya City Police Hendro Sukmono, said the case was uncovered after one of the victims reported to the police. According to Hendro, YY had been exploiting the four victims, aged , as prostitutes since January Each day, they were coerced into servicing 10 to 20 clients. YY operated out of two units in an apartment in Surabaya, which she used as a base of operations.
Every day at noon, she hired a makeup artist to prepare the victims, and by afternoon, YY and the victims would move to a predetermined hotel. Upon arrival at the hotel, YY would book five rooms—four for the victims and the clients, and one as an office for the intermediaries to find more clients through applications. Afterward, they would return to the apartment," Hendro said. The money was entirely controlled by YY, with the victims never receiving any payment.
YY claimed the victims owed her for accommodation and daily living expenses. The intermediaries earned commissions from YY, ranging from Rp 75, to Rp , based on the earnings from each prostitution activity. For child protection violations, the penalties range from a minimum of 3 years to a maximum of 10 years," Hendro stated.
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