Four women forced into prostitution

Four women forced into prostitution

MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Four women aged 16 and 17 went to
the Medan Legal Aid Institute office on Friday reporting they had
been made to work as prostitutes in a red-light district in
Bandar Baru, 50 kilometers south of the provincial capital.

The four -- Af, Fl, Fd, and Ck -- said that they were employed
under duress for one month to serve "their guests" in a guest
house near the brothel complex in the mountainous resort.

They said they were promised between Rp 50,000 and Rp 80,000
for each man they served and that they stayed in a warehouse
belonging to a pimp, AS, who has been arrested.

The four said they were recruited on Nov. 6 on promises of
highly paid work. Fl managed to escape, and reported to a police
station in the city. The police went to AS' place to release the
other three and arrest the pimp.

They said they would sue the pimp for deceiving them and
forcing them to work as prostitutes. They also demanded the
suspect pay their wages which they said amounted to Rp 2 million
during their employment. (21)