Senin 07 Jan 2019 19:38 WIB

E Java Police arrest pimps for celebrities prostitution ring

E Java Police continues investigation on online prostitution involving celebrities.

Rep: Dadang Kurnia, Idealisa Masyrafina/ Red: Reiny Dwinanda
Chief of East Java Police Inspector General Police Luki Hermawan holds a press conference on online prostitution ring involving celebrities, Surabaya, East Java, Monday (Jan 7).
Foto: Republika/Dadang Kurnia
Chief of East Java Police Inspector General Police Luki Hermawan holds a press conference on online prostitution ring involving celebrities, Surabaya, East Java, Monday (Jan 7).

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SURABAYA - East Java Police have named two suspects with the initials ES and TN in the case of online prostitution ring that involved two female celebrities with the initials, VA and AS. The case was uncovered following an arrest against FTV actreess, VA, at a hotel in Surabaya, on Saturday (Jan 5.)

According to East Java Police Department’s Special Criminal Investigation Deputy Director Arman Asmara, police received a tip-off from the public regarding prostitution in Surabaya City. The police followed up on the tip-off by conducting one month investigation.

Arman said the police also monitored social media platforms. They found out that one of transactions occured at a hotel in Surabaya on Saturday.

"The clients pay between Rp 20 million and 80 million for a date with a celebrity," he revealed.