Three Arrested for Running LGBT Facebook Group Sharing Pornography in Sidoarjo
SIDOARJO, East Java — Police in Sidoarjo have arrested three men suspected of creating and managing a same-sex or LGBT community on Facebook that circulated pornographic material.
The suspects were detained in a rented room located in a crowded neighborhood of Taman, Sidoarjo, following a 24-hour cyber patrol conducted by the local Criminal Investigation Unit. The Facebook group was uncovered during this monitoring operation.
Sidoarjo Police Chief Christian Tobing named the suspects as AY (22) from Kertosono, Nganjuk, RM (22) from Ngoro, Jombang, and SM (32) from Jember.
Authorities accuse the trio of actively uploading explicit videos and images to the Facebook group. During the raid, police confiscated various items including contraceptives, scented oils, sexual lubricants, sex toys, chat logs, and numerous pornographic videos as evidence.
