Central Java Man Says He Sold Girl to Pay for Hair Treatments
Jakarta Globe, March 24, 2010
A man in Klaten, Central Java says he sold an underage girl as a prostitute in order to pay for his hair treatments.
Mardi, 21, was detained on Wednesday. Police said he had acted as a pimp for a 15-year-old girl named WE. The police were tipped off by local residents who grew suspicious after noticing that the girl often went to a hotel with different men.
According to police, Mardi confessed that he had sold WE to four men. Each of them paid him between Rp 70 thousand ($7.67) and Rp 100 thousand. The men were later detained and named as suspects in human trafficking.
Mardi told Metro TV he needed money to pay for his hair smoothing treatment.
“We are investigating the possibility that WE is not the only girl he sold. Our investigators from the women and children's protection unit are questioning the victim,” said Klaten Police head detective Edy Sitepu.
JG
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