Sale of Pornographic Content via X and Telegram Leads to Arrest of Three Women in Bali
The Bali Provincial Police’s Cyber Crime Directorate (Ditressiber) has arrested three women with the initials FF (28), TW (22), and TRK (23). They are suspected of involvement in online prostitution practices as well as the buying and selling of pornographic content through the social media platform X and Telegram.
Bali Provincial Police Cyber Crime Director, Senior Commissioner Aszhari Kurniawan, revealed that the police identified three accounts linked to the three women. The accounts are @babyclara23, @wulandariM58327, and @mysvnfl0wer.
“From the results of the cyber patrol, we found several accounts posting and offering pornographic content, which was then followed up with further investigation,” said Aszhari at the Bali Provincial Police Headquarters on Wednesday (29/4/2026).
Aszhari explained that the uncovering of this case began with a cyber patrol since February 2026. Officers discovered several social media accounts suspected of offering pornographic content as well as services through a booking order (BO) system.
Secured at Different Locations
Officers conducted transactions to uncover the practice and received shipments of pornographic content via Telegram. The three women were secured from various locations in the Denpasar and Gianyar areas.
Two arrest locations were at Penginapan Putik Sari, Jalan Merpati Gang I, Monang-Maning, West Denpasar; and a rented room at Jalan Kalimutu, Pemecutan Kelod, West Denpasar, on Thursday (5/3).
Subsequently, case development led to another location at Merdani Kost, Jalan Raya Singapadu, Sukawati, Gianyar, on Monday (27/4). “After conducting in-depth investigations and tracing, we successfully identified the account owners and secured three women with the initials FF, TW, and TRK,” explained Aszhari.
Based on initial examinations, the perpetrators were found to have created, offered, and traded photos and videos containing pornography through social media to attract customers. This practice then continued with direct service transactions.
In addition to arresting the three women, the police also seized several pieces of evidence, including four mobile phones, bundles of screenshots of pornographic content, and transaction transfer proofs. The suspects are charged under Article 407 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code regarding the production and distribution of pornography, with a minimum prison sentence of six months and a maximum of ten years.