online prostitution racket

Two Chinese saleswomen allegedly posted pictures of naked women on a website and their mobile numbers for the purpose of soliciting customers for sex, the Dubai Criminal Court heard.

KKT, 46, and SNJ, 36, are also accused of practicing prostitution.

Chief Prosecutor Khaled Salem Al Alawi, asked the court to impose stiffest penalty against them.

Seargant Issa Ibrahim, testified that an employee of the Police online department was carrying out an e-patrol he found mobile numbers from Dubai mentioned on different pornograhic websites.

“Investigating the case, we reached to the location of the mobile users in a building of three flats rented by Chinese. Police obtained permission from the Prosecution and raided the flats and arrested the women,” he said.

Police confiscated five laptops and 20 mobile phones, in addition to an advertisement in Chinese promoting prostitution.

“The accused and her roommate KKT confessed that they used other women’s pictures to lure customers to have sex with them,” he testified