Japanese porn stars recruited for prostitution in S'pore & Hong Kong, 5 men & 60 women arrested: HK police

Japanese porn stars were allegedly recruited for prostitution by an international vice ring that operated in Singapore and Hong Kong, and charged thousands of dollars for sexual services, Hong Kong police said.

The vice ring was busted in a recent crackdown during a joint Singapore, Hong Kong and Macau law enforcement effort that saw the arrests of five men and 60 women, aged 17 to 64.

Among these was a 33-year-old man who was arrested in Singapore for allegedly operating an online vice syndicate.

Porn stars entered S'pore, charged up to S$25,950 per session: Police

Hong Kong police disclosed that they found a cross-border vice ring, which recruited Japanese sex workers and AV (adult video) actresses through social media to engage in prostitution in Hong Kong hotels, according to The Standard.

In addition to Hong Kong, the sex workers would also visit Singapore and Macau for prostitution, police said.

It cost up to S$25,950 (HK150,000) per session.

Three well-known Japanese adult film actresses have been implicated in the case, including Miru Sakamichi and Mamiya Wakana, sources told The Standard.

Chief inspector Tang Hoi-tung of Hong Kong's organised crime and triad bureau told Hong Kong media that three Japanese adult film actresses have been implicated in the case.

Tang said the vice ring would post covers of the porn stars' adult films and photos of the sex workers online to generate interest, HKo1 reported.

After receiving bookings for sexual services, the group would then arrange a meeting time and book a hotel room for clients.

Sex workers would collect the fees in cash, with half of the payment going to the vice ring.

Vice ring took in S$3.45 million in 1 year: Police

Tang said the group made more than 100 hotel bookings in the span of a year, and took in HK$20 million (S$3.45 million) in payments.

He noted that the group members had specific responsibilities such as customer service, collecting payments from sex workers, and making hotel reservations.

Some of those arrested were fluent in Japanese and acted as intermediaries.

Tang added that seven core members were arrested, including a 37-year-old female mastermind.

Police also stopped the transfer of HK$20 million (S$3.11 million) in criminal proceeds.

Singapore authorities also arrested a member of the prostitution ring and three Japanese sex workers, Tang said.

Singapore police previously said that investigations against three vice workers aged between 24 and 31 are ongoing.

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