Bali rocked by wild new police sex probe as two female scooter drivers keep their crash helmets on while pleasuring tourist – just days after an Aussie was busted having sex in the street on CCTV
Indonesian police in Bali are investigating a second lewd public sex incident within days, after CCTV captured two female scooter drivers performing a sex act on a male tourist outside a private home in Canggu, North Kuta, in the early hours of 20 August. The footage, recorded on a homeowner's security camera and later shared on social media, has drawn attention to a wider pattern of such incidents in the tourist area, and the case carries potential criminal consequences for those involved once identified.
The video shows the trio negotiating a price in a doorway before the act took place in full view of the camera, after which all three fled when the homeowner tried to intervene. Badung Police confirmed a foreign man and two Indonesian women are being sought, with speculation the women may be unofficial Gojek or Grab scooter drivers operating without uniforms in an area where such pick-ups are restricted. Under Indonesian law, the tourist could face up to 18 months in prison for public indecency, while anyone found to have facilitated the act for payment could face up to two years. The incident follows a separate case last week in which an Australian tourist was filmed having sex in the street in nearby Tibubeneng village, prompting a separate police manhunt.
- Bali police probe CCTV footage of tourist's lewd act with two scooter drivers
- Incident in Canggu follows a similar case involving an Australian tourist days earlier
- Those involved could face prison time under Indonesian indecency and facilitation laws
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Bali has seen a string of alleged public sex incidents involving tourists in popular nightlife areas, sparking police investigations and renewed scrutiny of behaviour in the island's tourist hotspots. The latest case involves footage said to show two Indonesian women, reportedly working as unofficial scooter taxi drivers, and a male tourist in Canggu, an area on Bali's south coast known for its beach clubs, surf culture and large expatriate and visitor population.
Indonesia has strict laws against public indecency, and foreign visitors caught breaking them can face fines, imprisonment or deportation. Cases like this tend to draw wide attention because they touch on ongoing debates in Bali about tourist behaviour, the regulation of informal ride-hailing drivers, and pressure on local authorities to enforce standards in areas heavily reliant on tourism.
The case follows a separate, unrelated incident just days earlier involving an Australian tourist accused of similar conduct elsewhere in Bali, which has added to a sense that authorities are dealing with a wider pattern rather than an isolated event.