‘I snitched on Bonnie Blue to Bali cops – this is precisely why I did it’
The Bali-based expatriate said he had no hesitation in contacting police once he realised what was taking place, including illegal pornography and working without a permit
A Bonnie Blue “whistleblower” has come forward, revealing why he decided to report the adult star to authorities in Bali, and how he and others tracked her movements before her arrest. Blue is now staring down the barrel of up to 12 years in a “hell-hole jail” after being apprehended last week.
Speaking to News.com.au on condition of anonymity, the Bali-based expatriate said he had no hesitation in contacting police once he realised the scale of what was taking place. Blue rose to notoriety after having sex with 1,057 men in 12 hours in a documentary about her work on an adult subscription platform.
She was arrested last week at a studio villa in the Balinese suburb of Pererenan for allegedly producing pornography, which is illegal to make or even view in Indonesia. Fifteen Australians and two other British men were also found at the villa and taken into custody.
“The way we tracked her wasn’t particularly complicated; we just followed her through her gang bang bus,” the whistleblower said.
“But the cops, at first, they couldn’t even understand what [was happening]. We had to explain it to them, that there are about 20 guys [and Blue]. They just couldn’t comprehend it.”
Once police understood what was allegedly taking place, they acted.
“But once we explained to them that she’s driving around in the ‘gang bang bus’ and that she was bragging about sleeping with Schoolies, some of who were barely legal … and that the footage was going to go worldwide afterwards, they confirmed that the activity was illegal [and took action]. Then they sent in undercover agents and booked them,” he said.
If prosecuted and convicted under Indonesia’s pornography law, Blue could face up to 15 years in prison and a fine of 6 billion rupiah, about 270,000 pounds.
Prosecutors may also consider charges under the ITE Law, which governs electronic information and transactions and carries penalties of up to 12 years in prison and fines of 12 billion rupiah, about 540,000 pounds.
These penalties could also apply to the two British men, both aged 27, who were allegedly acting as her videographers.
However, the source warned that securing a conviction may be difficult.
“Because what the police had to do is catch her in the act … with the cameras rolling, and they got there just before,” he said.
Explaining his motives, he said: “Why do I care? I am not a prude, (and) I am not judging her. But ‘Bonnie Blue’s Bali Gang Bang’ is not where we want to be reputation-wise. Bali is not Thailand. Bali is not the Philippines.
“The business community doesn’t want it, the expat community doesn’t want it, and the local community can’t even comprehend it. 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.”
He added that Bali “doesn’t need that kind of publicity” and said most Australians shared the view.
“What people do behind closed doors is one thing, watching porn, whatever you like, but doing it publicly and then promoting it around the world as Bonnie Blue’s Gang Bang is too much. The Balinese are spiritual people; there is a certain rhythm on the island, and that kind of thing is not for us.”
Fourteen of the fifteen Australians, believed to have been picked up at bars and clubs, were released soon after their arrest but remain witnesses and have had their passports held.
The two British men, one unidentified Australian and Blue herself were conditionally released over the weekend. Local media reported that police will interview them again this week.
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