Suspected members of online vice syndicate arrested

[lasupkia]

Prostitution or hiring the services of a prostitute is not illegal here, but trafficking, soliciting and living off the earnings of a prostitute are offences.

So this is a loophole for the Mata to make use of. If a prostitute buys u a meal or a drink from money earned thru prostitution, u are living off the earnings of a prostitute, a chargeable offence.

[Apocalypse]

Civil servants Calling a whore now must go for dark ops training?

[moemoeboy]

Originally Posted by samyboys

Bros out there, be careful, seems this forum is mentioned


Public servants question in prostitution ring investigation
By Leonard Lim

The police are investigating an online prostitution ring, with a former principal of a popular school among scores of men said to have been hauled up for questioning.

The principal, who is said to be 39 years old and married, resigned from the education service unexpectedly last December.
Several other public servants are also believed to be helping with the investigations. They are said to be from other government agencies.
A scholarship recipient is believed to be among them, Chinese daily Lianhe Wanbao reported on Sunday.

The Sunday Times understands that the investigation involves dozens of patrons.
Responding to media queries, a police spokesman would only confirm on Sunday that they are investigating a suspected online vice operation as part of enforcement efforts to clamp down on vice syndicates.
'As investigations are ongoing, it is not appropriate to provide further details at this juncture,' he added.
The probe comes after another online prostitution ring operating out of a condominium unit in Bukit Panjang was busted by the police last December. Twenty-three suspects were arrested.

Criminal Investigation Department director Hoong Wee Teck had said then that the operation was part of ongoing efforts to clamp down on vice activities conducted both online and 'offline' on the street.
'Those who think they can get away with such illicit activities under the guise of the Internet are mistaken,' he added.
The two cases, however, are not related, said the police on Sunday, in response to queries from The Sunday Times.

The principal, who is said to live in a condominium in the eastern part of Singapore, could not be reached for comment on Sunday. His cellphone was switched off.
But his sudden and unannounced departure from the school in December was a surprise and raised eyebrows, said sources.
His leaving was eventually attributed to 'personal reasons and family commitments', according to a message sent last month to parents of students in his former school.
The man is also known in sporting circles, and was an official with a national youth team.
'He's very hard-working and diligent, from what I saw of him at competitions,' said a sports official who has dealt with him for several years.
'He was also popular with the girls in the team under him, as he was quite responsible and took care of them.'

Reacting to news of the investigations, Mr Alvin Yeo, a member of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Home Affairs and Law, said it showed no one is above the law.
'Also, the Internet has changed the nature of crime, and increased its spread and reach,' added Mr Yeo, who is a senior counsel with WongPartnership.
'This also means we have to be increasingly vigilant of the Web being used as a vehicle to commit crime.'

Prostitution or hiring the services of a prostitute is not illegal here, but trafficking, soliciting and living off the earnings of a prostitute are offences.
The latest revelations come hot on the heels of another scandal involving two top civil servants, who are being investigated by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau for 'serious personal misconduct'.
Mr Peter Lim Sin Pang and Mr Ng Boon Gay, the former chiefs of the Singapore Civil Defence Force and Central Narcotics Bureau, are believed to have had an unprofessional relationship with a woman IT executive.
That case is understood to revolve around the tender process of IT products.


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Additional reporting by Tham Yuen-C



BACKGROUND STORY

HOW VICE RINGS OPERATE ONLINE

The women hail from countries such as Thailand, China and South Korea, and answer to names like 'Fonza', 'Snowy' and 'Salad'.

Photographs of them in revealing clothes are posted online, along with their age, height, weight, vital statistics and the rates they charge - from $80 to about $300 - for different sexual acts.

Websites advertising sexual services from women have proliferated here in recent years.

Many of the sites can be found via links from a popular local Internet forum which touts itself as 'Singapore's Virtual Sex Hub'. Some require users to register as members before they can access more information.

After they register, users can read 'field reports' from men who have engaged these women's services. Such reviews even rate the women on looks and sexual 'skills' on a scale of one to 10.

But there is another reason for the clients to write these reports. It seems these earn the writers 'reputation points', getting them into the inner circle of the pimps or syndicates that bring the women in.

They help the criminals themselves evade arrest, and show how the industry has evolved to deal with the authorities' stepped-up efforts to go after them.

'For the past year at least, any newbie who comes into the forum and asks for a girl won't get one, unless he has a certain level of points from writing reports,' said a source.

'Those running the vice rings are becoming more careful, making sure that people who contact them aren't actually undercover policemen.'

These tactics are believed to have been introduced after the authorities started clamping down in recent years.

It is understood their clientele runs the gamut from blue- to white-collar workers, and includes men in their 50s and 60s. They usually send a text message to the pimp, whose number is posted on the sites.

A reply on when and where to meet - usually a budget hotel in areas such as Balestier, Chinatown and Geylang - is then received. Sometimes, clients may be told to head to four-star hotels, where they meet the woman in a room that has been reserved for the long term.

The text message to the client also contains a confirmation of the 'services' to be delivered.The rates are markedly higher for South Koreans, Eastern Europeans and Russians, said one insider.

Also, many of the women are believed to be here on short-term visit passes, with the syndicates getting new 'batches' regularly.

A source said of a friend who uses such services: 'He's always on the lookout for fresh meat.'

Leonard Lim

I know i might kena zapped for saying this but i think this makes it all the more we should be more careful in sharing ctcs with just anyone here(eg: blacklisted spam nicks).Of course AV has always been watching this site but it's up to us to take the extra step to keep the playgrounds safe. Just my two cents worth

[myft]

!!! CAUTION !!!

Straits Times Breaking News:
Feb 9, 2012

He asked for her age twice and both times she said she was 19 years old. He also asked to see her passport but she claimed it was with a friend.

Peter Gerard Chang Liang Chieh, 43, did not let this stop him from having sex with the Vietnamese prostitute in her room at a Geylang lodging house on the evening of May 25 last year.

In an ensuing police raid, she was found to be only 16 years old.

On Thursday, Chang, who runs his own computer business, was jailed three months for having paid sex with an underage prostitute.
The computer technician is accused of giving the 16-year-old $100 and abusing her at Geylang Lorong 28 in May 2011.

-Details:
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking...ry_764790.html

[forumer]

this place is getting more and more boring as time goes by....

everything also cannot, everything also catch...

[AngusYoung]

Originally Posted by asdfghjkl

i am willing to bet that more online rings would appear after this. once again, the will of the public and the free market will ensure that the police cannot wipe out this trade, just like prohibition in the united states.

Bro it's a different ball game now. The police seems to be going after the customers too now. Although we are saying nothing illegal etc by tracking customers phone numbers and sending letters to your homes surely will make things very different going forward

[sidjames92]

Originally Posted by AngusYoung

Bro it's a different ball game now. The police seems to be going after the customers too now. Although we are saying nothing illegal etc by tracking customers phone numbers and sending letters to your homes surely will make things very different going forward

they all funny lar..

don't you find it funny that a lot of popular porn sites are always banned on a regular basis... but yet this forum which they complain is a center for vice activities is not censored or banned by our local telcos??

my friend is in the police force and he says that his office was beside one of the AV depts before.. and they all knew about all these stuff long ago.. always.. but why only now then kick up a big fuss over everything must be something more than what meets the naked eye..

[typhonic]

How did the press get the particulars of the school principal. If the police merely wants to interview for the sole purpose of getting evidence to convict the perpetrator there is no reason to disclose his particulars to the press. I think they intend to go hard on the patrons as well.

[justwanadoit]

wow seh din noe sbf bros here got principal , dep director in civil service! errr got mini stars or not? maybe some bros here are ministars, dn play play be nice hor even to newbies

[makemecum]

Originally Posted by justwanadoit

wow seh din noe sbf bros here got principal , dep director in civil service! errr got mini stars or not? maybe some bros here are ministars, dn play play be nice hor even to newbies

Yup got millions to burn

[Yama-Shikata]

Wow ... this case is even bigger than mine ...

I think if the OKT dont have any underage girls, he should still be operating now..