Bonnie Blue may face a 15-year prison sentence for allegedly making pornographic content in violation of Indonesia’s morality laws after being detained in Bali last week.
The controversial creator also had her ‘Bangbus’ confiscated as she was taken into custody alongside 17 male tourists aged 19 to 40 on Thursday.
The adult star, real name Tia Billinger, 26, has been questioned by immigration officers following a police raid on a rental studio.
Blue travelled to Bali after she was banned from going to Australia last 12 months, encouraging Aussies to satisfy her within the province as a substitute.
Why was Bonnie Blue arrested?
Bonnie Blue allegedly planned to film explicit material during ‘schoolies week’ – a celebration after highschool that is analogous to Freshers’ Week for the UK.
Blue wrote: ‘Hey boys, people who’re going to Schoolies and to those that are barely legal, cannot wait to satisfy you – and I’m in Bali, so you understand exactly what which means.’
But Indonesia has strict morality laws and pornography is banned, with those found to be flouting the principles facing a jail sentence.
The arrests were made after a report from a member of the general public.
Could she go to jail?
If she is convicted, Blue could resist 15 years in jail and a high quality of about £270,000. Police have confirmed that she can be ‘summoned’ for an interview with Bali immigration officials in the following 48 hours.
Indonesian police said her group was creating ‘content containing pornographic or immoral elements’.
Blue’s passport has been seized, but she was allowed to return to her hotel together with three male members of her team. They await updates while under investigation, with their technique of returning to the UK blocked.
Nevertheless, some 14 of the boys and men arrested – all of whom are Australian – were released at no cost after the raid.
Blue’s prospects may rest on whether the lads involved participated in making any porn, which could possibly be then used to show a profit. In the event that they made industrial content, the 14 men involved could still be charged.
Badung Police Chief Arif Batubara has confirmed, nevertheless, that the 14 men can be deported back to Australia once the investigation is complete.
Batubara added that Blue and three of the lads – one Australian man and two Britons – are attributable to be questioned further on Wednesday.
Officials are said to be deciding tips on how to proceed within the case, with the immigration department and Bali police working together.
Authorities also raided her accommodation, finding 19 outfits labelled ‘School Bonnie Blue’, a box of condoms, lubricant, nine pink necklaces, flash drives, two sheets of Viagra pills – some used.
After the raid, Batubara said: ‘Now we have handed them over to the Immigration for further investigation on alleged breaking Immigration law. The police investigation continues to be ongoing. We jointly conduct the investigation with the Immigration.’
Bali police also confirmed that her ‘Bangbus’ was not legal.
Last 12 months, Blue received a ban from going to Australia after she planned to create explicit content with newly-18-year-olds within the country.
Meanwhile, within the UK she was slapped within the face at a nightclub during certainly one of her student events in September this 12 months.
Blue had been at Sheffield’s Onyx nightclub on a Thursday night as a part of her ‘barely legal’ university tour.
She is claimed to have been hit by a lady who queued up to satisfy her.
One shocked clubber said: ‘I saw a lady talking to their friend while standing next to Bonnie Blue. They turned to Bonnie, turned back to their friend, after which punched Bonnie square within the jaw.’
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