An enterprising yet despicable Indonesian man has been dragged to court to face charges for bringing in prostitutes from his home country and exploiting them for his own financial gain.
29-year-old Andi Pujo Wibowo has since been sentenced to 10 months in jail, Channel NewsAsia reports.
Investigations revealed that he first got interested in being a pimp while surfing through Craigslist earlier in April, where he noticed several prostitutes advertising their services. Deciding to live out his filthy ambitions, he concocted a plan with 33-year-old Agus Cakra Wheldi to become pimps, and started to recruit women in Indonesia into their venture.
Both men contacted two women on different occasions in Indonesia, promising them around $5,000 if they agree to become prostitutes in Singapore. Wibowo would create Craiglist profiles for them, and as their pimp, take 30 percent from their earnings.
Wibowo and his prostitutes then booked flights and accommodation in a hotel along Smith Street, arriving here on May 2. Wheldi was left out of the endeavour after being denied entry to Singapore and was deported back to Indonesia.
Charging $150 per hour for their services from afternoon till night daily, both women serviced 30 to 40 clients each before they were busted.
Police arrested all three of them during a raid on May 13, seizing over $11,000 from Wibowo as well as other items.
Photo: Craigslist screenshot
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