Australia police charge man with trafficking child from Indonesia for sex work

23/7/2024 13:45

        Australian police said on Tuesday a 43-year-old man had been charged with allegedly trafficking a teenager from Indonesia for sex work, while a woman was arrested in Jakarta for allegedly recruiting victims to be sent to Australia.
        
        The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said the man was charged with one count of child trafficking, which carries a maximum penalty of 25 years in jail.
        
        The man is expected to appear in a Sydney court on Tuesday for facilitating the travel of a 17-year-old from Indonesia to engage in sex work, police said.
        
        Several Indonesian women were allegedly sent to Australia by the recruiter and the man allegedly placed them in Sydney brothels, an official at Indonesia's criminal investigation agency, said at a press conference in Jakarta.
        
        An AFP investigation into the alleged trafficking began in December 2022 after police received information foreign nationals in Australia were being forced into sex work.