Police say they have cracked an alleged male prostitution ring following the arrest of a man identified only as AR, who is suspected of acting as a pimp for 99 underage male prostitutes.
National Police cybercrime unit personnel raided a hotel in Cipayung, West Java in Indonesia, on Tuesday night, during which AR was arrested.
During the raid in Puncak, the police arrested seven male prostitutes, who were allegedly offered to gay men.
Agung said each customer paid around Rp 1.2 million (around US$90) for the service, of which between Rp 100,000 to Rp 150,000 went to individual sex workers.
President Joko Widodo in May introduced tough new punishments for child sex offenders, including a maximum penalty of death and chemical castration, after the brutal gang-rape and murder of a schoolgirl sparked nationwide outrage.
Investigations to trace sold victims are currently underway.
