Sometimes, law enforcement authorities in Bali encounter difficulties determining who the actual perpetrator is and who the victim is in online crimes of prostitution. A case in point is the recent report in RadarBali involving an emergency call made to the 110 Call Center operated by the South Kuta Police.
A man, identified only by the initials TG, contacted police on Wednesday, 03 June 2026, at around 7:00 a.m., complaining that he had electronically transferred a sum of money to a female escort on the understanding that she would come to his South Kuta residence and render “certain services.”
The legal conundrum: Neither the woman nor the promised conjugal services booked online ever materialized. TG bitterly told the police that he waited in vain, in full anticipation, at his residence in the JJ Pet House area, Jalan Siligita, Benoa Village, South Kuta District, Badung Regency.
In his formal police report, TG alleges he suffered financial losses due to the alleged fraud of paying for romantic “services” that never knocked on his door. TG found “call girl” services offered online, electronically transferred the agreed “price,” and then shared an address and an appointment time for their illicit assignation.
But the woman of “easy virtue” failed to show up, and the telephone number provided did not work.
Feeling randy, frustrated, and betrayed, TG filed a report with the South Kuta Police Precinct, which dispatched a team of investigators to the complainant’s reported address. Strangely, the police were unable to find TG or the exact address they were given. Moreover, TG’s reported telephone number was not active.
Expressing disappointment, the head of the South Kuta Police Precinct, Muhammad Said Husen, emphasized that every incident or crime report made by telephoning the emergency Call Center #110 will receive an urgent and professional response from his officers.
However, in this instance, further action was made impossible due to the lack of a tangible complainant or any practical pursuable details regarding the criminal perpetrator. The report from South Kuta was made even more problematic for police, as both the plaintiff and the defendant were on uncertain legal grounds, as prostitution is an illegal act in Indonesia for parties on either side of the illicit transaction.
Officer Husen, speaking through the press, urged the public to remain aware of the many criminal scams now commonplace using online transactions. This is particularly the case when questionable services are sought from concealed or illegal parties.
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