Four foreign nationals suspected of being involved in social-media prostitution ring in Yunlin, Taiwan. CNA photo. The Yunlin District Prosecutors Office announced Tuesday it had arrested the suspected leader and members of an online prostitution ring, which had been running a membership service through the popular social media platform Line in five cities and counties in Taiwan. Two years ago, the suspected ring leader, a Taiwanese man surnamed Tsai, created a group on the social media app Line that introduced prostitutes to local clients.
The app became so successful, that s to meet the swelling ranks of his regular customers, he added 10 call centers, which would receive a to commission for each successful transaction. According to the Prosecutors Office, 40 people were questioned and 18 were arrested, including the suspected ringleader, who had been promoting the sex service on websites and social media platforms since Those who were questioned included 24 people involved with the call centers, eight suspected male customers, and eight women who were believed to be providing sexual services, including four Taiwanese, two Ukrainians, and two Russians.
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