Online Brothels Earned Millions From Japanese
Tourists
Police have arrested operators of two pimping websites and booked
15 prostitutes and five Japanese customers without detention.
A woman identified as Ahn is accused of operating the website with
her husband and introducing prostitutes to Japanese tourists on
some 1,620 occasions over the course of one year. The couple earned
$365,000 (W350 million (US$1=W960)) through the business, the Seoul
Metropolitan Police's Cyber Crimes Unit said Tuesday. The owner of
another pimping website identified as Jeong introduced women to
Japanese tourists and earned ~$136,000 (W130 million) only two
months after opening it in July.
The suspects advertised on Japanese adult websites. They took
reservations by e-mail and arranged for the women to meet customers
in a hotel room. Fees ranged from ~ $100 - $1,000 (W100,000 to W1
million), with 20-40 percent of the money going to the prostitutes,
police said. The customers included middle-class corporate
executives and realtors, while several college and graduate
students were among the prostitutes.