A Russian woman is facing deportation and entry bans after Balinese immigration officers discovered she was allegedly offering 𝘴єxual services for Rp13.7 million – about $1,000 (roughly $697.16 USD).
Investigators discovered an online profile allegedly linked to the 29-year-old woman, identified by the initials AS, that showed she was offering 𝘴єxual services in exchange for money.
She was detained, alongside two other foreign women on October 28, following ongoing investigations.
Head of the Denpasar Immigration Office, R Haryo Sakti, said the operation began after authorities received reports from residents and conducted cyber patrols targeting suspicious online activity involving foreign nationals, according to The Bali Times.
“Based on the results of Denpasar Immigration’s cyber patrols, which continuously monitor suspicious accounts belonging to foreign nationals, we identified a suspicious website,” Sakti said at a press conference on November 2.
While the woman was found to be advertising $1,000 (roughly $697.16 USD) for her services, immigration officials are yet to reveal whether a transaction at that rate took place.
Meanwhile, two other women identified as JN, 35, from Uganda, and BDC, 32, from Nigeria, were also detained and face deportation after investigations led authorities to their online profiles.
All three women were discovered to be staying at the same property – a villa in the Padangsambian area of Denpasar.
The Ugandan woman was found at the property at around 7 p.m. local time on October 28. She was allegedly charging $140 (roughly $97.59) for a two-hour session.
The Russian woman was found at the property two hours later, followed by the Nigerian woman at 10:30 p.m. during the subsequent operation.
Both the Russian and Ugandan women were reportedly staying in Indonesia using a Visa on Arrival (VoA), while the Nigerian national had overstayed her permitted visit by 54 days.
Sakti said the three women could face administrative immigration measures, including deportation and entry bans, according to The Bali Times.
Immigration officials were also investigating whether other individuals or a broader network were involved in the suspected online prostitution activity, the publication cited.
Prostitution is illegal in Indonesia.
