Bonnie Blue was allegedly filmed in ‘sex game’ before Bali arrest, local police say
British sex worker Bonnie Blue was allegedly involved in a sex game being filmed for social media when police raided a Bali studio, authorities claim.
The 26-year-old and 17 male tourists, aged between 19 and 40, were taken into custody in Badung on Thursday afternoon.
Badung Police have since detailed the raid, alleging the group was recording a game where “the winner would sleep with Bonnie Blue.”
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.“When they were raided, they were making collab content about a game, where the winner would sleep with Bonnie Blue,” said Acting Head of the Public Relations Sub-Division of the Badung Police, Aiptu Ni Nyoman Ayu Inastuti, Kumparan News reports.
“No pornographic activities or acts have been found in the collaborative content.”
Blue and two British men were detained, while 14 other Australians were released without charge soon after.
Photos taken outside Badung Police Station show Blue looking down, dressed plainly and without her usual online glamour.
A representative for Blue, whose real name is Tia Billinger, told News Corp she “was released Saturday, is co-operating with authorities and the police are continuing to investigate.” The case remains ongoing.
While no charges have yet been laid, the group’s passports have been confiscated by Indonesian authorities.
If prosecuted and found guilty, Blue faces up to 15 years in prison and fines reaching six billion rupiah (about $AU541,000).
Philo Dellano, managing partner at PNB Immigration in Jakarta, told New Corp that Blue will likely be deported and banned from re-entering Indonesia if convicted.
“She is being detained by the police, which means they can proceed to prosecute her,” Mr Dellano said.
“But in my opinion, if there is an ‘invisible hand’ that requests that she be deported, she can be transferred to the nearest immigration office, from where she will be deported from Indonesia.”
Police Chief Arif Batubara said officers acted on public reports about the possible creation of pornographic videos. Indonesia’s strict morality laws ban public nudity and sexual activity outside marriage.
Authorities later raided a Pererenan Village studio allegedly used for producing “content containing pornographic or immoral elements”, seizing Blue’s branded “bang bus”, cameras, condoms, enhancement pills and USB drives.
“Investigators found several cameras and several contraceptive devices,” Mr Batubara told detikBali.
Before her arrest, Blue had been driving through Bali in a branded pick-up truck promoting her Schoolies-themed tour after being banned from entering Australia last year.
“Hey boys, those who are going to Schoolies, and those that are barely legal, cannot wait to meet you,” she said in one social media post.
“I’m in Bali so you know exactly what that means.”
Her antics drew fierce backlash, with one local resident telling New Corp they were compelled to report her.
“Pornography is illegal here, producing pornography is illegal here, working without a proper permit is illegal here, and we don’t want Bonnie Blue’s Gang Bang from Bali being posted and shared around the world. Bali doesn’t need that kind of publicity,” the person said.
Blue, released on Saturday, remains in Bali while investigations continue.
