69-year-old Phnom Penh madam detained for running underage prostitution racket


PHNOM PENH: A woman who specialised in procuring country girls under the age of 18 for clients in Phnom Penh guesthouses – has been detained by a court order, reports Khmer Times.

On Thursday (April 4), the Investigating Judge of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, Chhay Vivatanak, issued a detention order for a 69-year-old housewife, Sok Kimheng, to be temporarily detained at Phnom Penh Capital Prison to wait for the sentencing hearing according to the crime committed by the suspect.

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