Raid on Chinese web-chat sex ring nets 'models and actresses moonlighting as prostitutes'
Police detain Shanghai suspects who allegedly used mainland social media to meet clients and charged them up to 10,000 yuan (HK$12,000) for sexual favours, mainland media reports
Chinese police have raided a social media sex ring, which allegedly involved models and actresses moonlighting as high-class prostitutes, mainland media reports
The women allegedly met clients on mainland chat websites and charged each of them up to 10,000 yuan (HK$12,000) for their sexual favours, the Shanghai Morning Post reported on Tuesday.
Three suspected prostitutes, who allegedly ran online chat groups for people who were looking for prostitutes, were arrested on September 14 and charged with organising prostitutes, police in Shanghai’s Minhang district were quoted as saying in the newspaper report.
A further six other people detained during the police raid – the first of its kind in the city – were also likely to face charges, the report added.
The alleged prostitutes in the case were mainly models and actresses, who reportedly set up fake profiles, including those of university students and airline stewardesses, which they used to earn extra income by charging men for sexual favours, the newspaper said.
They were allegedly put in contact with potential customers through other suspected prostitutes providing similar services.