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        "id": 1618025,
        "msgid": "two-teenage-girls-exploited-as-sex-workers-in-kupang-suspect-arrested-1773672771",
        "date": "2026-03-16 20:34:44",
        "title": "Two Teenage Girls Exploited as Sex Workers in Kupang, Suspect Arrested",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK_BALI",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Police in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, arrested a 23-year-old man on suspicion of exploiting two teenage girls aged 17 and 20 for sex work. The arrest followed an undercover operation at a hotel in Oebobo District, where officers secured evidence including a vehicle and motorcycle, and ensured the victims received appropriate support and protection through proper legal procedures.",
        "content": "<p>A young man with the initials BAJH (23) was arrested by police whilst\nstaying at a hotel in Kupang City, East Nusa Tenggara, on Saturday of\nlast week. He is suspected of exploiting two teenage girls to provide\nsexual services to clients.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe arrest was indeed made in connection with allegations of child\nexploitation and indecent acts that occurred at one of the hotels in\nKupang City,\u201d said Head of Public Relations for the East Nusa Tenggara\nRegional Police (Polda NTT) Kombes Henry Novika Vhandra to detikBali on\nMonday (16 March 2026).<\/p>\n<p>Henry explained that the arrest stemmed from a report numbered\nLI\/03\/Res.1.24.\/III\/2026 from the Directorate of Children and Women\nProtection and Public Order (Ditresppadanppo), as well as an\ninvestigation warrant numbered\nSP.Lidik\/53\/III\/Res.1.24.\/2026\/Ditresppadanppo concerning allegations of\nchild exploitation or facilitating others in committing indecent\nacts.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the report, police conducted an investigation on Saturday\n(14 March) at approximately 22:00 Wita at a hotel in Oebobo District,\nKupang City.<\/p>\n<p>The operation was led directly by the Deputy Chief of the Children\nand Women Protection and Public Order Directorate of Polda NTT, AKBP\nSamuel Sumihar Simbolon, involving 10 personnel.<\/p>\n<p>During the operation, police went undercover whilst monitoring the\nsuspect and observing the whereabouts of the victims: YSP (20), ABA\n(17), and RSD (17). After confirming the situation was safe, police\narrested BAJH as he attempted to leave the location.<\/p>\n<p>According to Henry, the operation also secured three women suspected\nto be victims. Additionally, a female witness with the initials RRM (25)\nwas also brought in for further questioning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the operation, we also secured several pieces of evidence\nincluding one motor vehicle and one motorcycle allegedly connected to\nthe incident,\u201d Henry explained.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, the suspect along with the three victims and the\nwitness were brought directly to the Directorate of Children and Women\nProtection and Public Order of Polda NTT for further investigation and\nspecialist care for the child victims, with support persons\ninvolved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe emphasise that Polda NTT will not tolerate any form of criminal\nactivity involving child exploitation,\u201d said Henry.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, BAJH remains under investigation at the Directorate of\nChildren and Women Protection and Public Order of Polda NTT. Polda NTT\nhas ensured that the victims receive support and protection in\naccordance with established procedures for handling such cases.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInvestigators are currently undertaking a series of follow-up steps,\nincluding preparation of a police report, questioning of victims,\nwitnesses and the suspected perpetrator, gathering evidence, and case\ndeliberation to determine the further legal status of the suspected\nperpetrator,\u201d Henry concluded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/two-teenage-girls-exploited-as-sex-workers-in-kupang-suspect-arrested-1773672771",
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