Businessman 'abducts' 4 girls

Businessman 'abducts' 4 girls

SEMARANG: A building contractor was arrested yesterday and
charged with abducting four teenage girls and taking them to a
hotel here.

The four girls -- three aged 16 and the other 17 -- met up
with the man and were taken to a hotel where they were allegedly
held for four days by 32-year-old Her.

Her denied the charges. "We did it willingly. I never forced
them," said Her, adding that there was also no financial
transaction involved.

As reported by Antara, police began looking for the girls
after their parents reported that the students had been missing
for several days.

Her claims to have met the girls in the Simpang Lima area in
Semarang. "They were afraid to go home because they had stayed
out too late. When I invited them to go to a hotel with me they
agreed," Her recounted. (mds)