An Emergency in Child Prostitution
The disclosure of the case of child prostitution, while every year there are new cases that are revealed, always surprises us. Moreover, the cases occurred in the same location.
Sparkling light at a cafe in Gang Royal, Rawa Bebek, North Jakarta, Monday (16/1/2023) early morning. Along this alley are lined with cafes which are the locations for prostitution at night.
On 16 March 2023, the police revealed the practice of prostitution involving five young girls in Gang Royal, North Jakarta. This was not the first time. In January 2020 the police revealed the practice of prostitution in the Gang Royal involving girls (Kompas, 23/3/2023).
A similar case did not only occur in Gang Royal. In early 2021, the police revealed the case of child trafficking for prostitution in an apartment in Central Jakarta. The case involving 12 children as victims was widely reported in the mass media at the time. In early 2023, the police revealed again the case of child prostitution in the apartment.