Prostitution racketeers jailed
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THREE members of a gang who offered prostitution service via a website were sentenced to up to 11 years in jail, the Xuhui District People’s Court said.
The trio had set up the website with a server in the US and operated it from Thailand. The site had more than 3 million people as members.
Prosecutors said Xuhui District police spotted the pop-up ads about prostitution last year. Investigation showed that a man, surnamed Chen, set up the website in 2011 on a US server. He then hired people to run the site.
Besides porn pictures and videos, the website also provided a large amount of information and services related to prostitution, which were only available to its paid members. Some venues offering prostitution service paid the website for posting ads on it.
To attract customers, Chen took pictures of prostitutes dressed in lingerie and costumes. His employees, pretending to be clients, posted comments on the site.
Chen was sentenced to 11 years and fined 60,000 yuan (US$9,000), while his two accomplices got six years.
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