11 August 2023 , 22:23
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Police in Vietnam have busted an illegal sex ring involving airline cabin crew allegedly moonlighting as sex workers.
Several women and men were seen frogmarched out of a luxury hotel in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday evening following a raid, where illegal sexual activities were allegedly ongoing. Flight attendants partaking in the ring were reportedly charging up to $3,000 (£2,362) a night
A 26-year-old woman accused of being the ring's leader was also taken into custody as part of the raid. It's alleged Vo Thi My Hanh, a cabin crew member with Vietnam Airlines, sent pictures of the women to potential clients.
Ms My Hanh was arrested on suspicion of prostitution - which is illegal in Vietnam - and brokering sex services. Ho Chi Minh City's police department said on Thursday that four subjects were found engaging in illegal activities in the room during the raid.
The moment police frogmarched four people out of a hotel (ViralPress)
Police said they busted illegal activities in the hotel room (ViralPress)A spokesperson said: "On August 9, 2023, the Criminal Police Department presided over and coordinated with the District 1 Police to deploy the plan to dismantle the sex ring. An inspection was conducted of the hotel on Le Thi Rieng Street of Ben Thanh ward, District 1, where officers found that in four rooms, there were four subjects engaging in prostitution. Three were flight attendants and one was a model all in their twenties.
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"The suspect Vo Thi My Hanh was detained for the act of brokering sex. At the police station, the four women claimed to have been employed by the suspect who sold them for sex at the hotel for 1,000 to 3,000 USD. They admitted to committing the offence.
"Vo Thi My Hanh admitted to contacting many flight attendants, 'hot girls' and photo models, then sent pictures of prostitutes in flight attendant uniforms to get customers to hire them for sex." Money would be transferred to Ms My Hanh before meetings would be arranged, which the suspect would also partake in.
Vo Thi My Hanh was arrested accused of being the ring's leader (ViralPress) The statement added: "Currently, the Investigative Police Department, City Public Security and Criminal Police Department continue to consolidate documents and evidence while investigating the case and strictly handling it in accordance with the law. The Investigation Police Agency calls on the accomplices of the suspect to come to the headquarters of the Criminal Police Department in Ho Chi Minh City to surrender and be granted leniency."
Police claim there were at least 30 women involved in the business, many of which were airline cabin crew members, adding that Ms My Hanh was making as much as $3,000 (£2,363) per booking. Pictures shared on Ms My Hanh's social media show her in Vietnam Airlines cabin crew uniform posing next to and on board jets.