A transgender woman accused of human trafficking and child exploitation was arrested in Phuket yesterday in a police sting. The 37 year old trans woman allegedly arranged for prostitution of children under the age of 18 online via Twitter.
Local police have been searching for her after catching wind of her exploitation from her Twitter account where she went by the name Pepsi. On that Twitter page, she would seek out potential customers looking for underage women to pay for sex. She would refer clients to the LINE mobile app where she could privately hash out the details of the illicit meetups.
Police went undercover in order to make contact with the woman online. They requested her services in arranging a meet up with underage girls at a local hotel in Phuket’s Mueang district. On Wednesday, police carried out their sting operation and caught the woman in the act as she was…
