'Pimp' brokers prostitution for tens of thousands of dollars
As the manager of several Vietnamese artists and the representative and manager of several Korean artists when they were active in Vietnam, from this job position, Le Hoang Long introduced prostitutes who were famous people in showbiz to tycoons for prices up to tens of thousands of USD.
On the morning of August 16, Ho Chi Minh City People's Court sentenced Le Hoang Long (born 1991, residing in Hai Phong) to 5 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of "Prostitution broker".
The indictment stated that on the night of August 25, 2022, the Working Group of the Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Public Security coordinated with the Department of Administrative Management of Social Order of the Ministry of Public Security and Ben Nghe Ward Police, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City to inspect rooms 2308 and 2309, belonging to The Reverie Saigon Hotel (Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City), and discovered two male and female couples, TTMD (born in 1995) with PBK in room 2308 and TTTT (born in 2000) with NHH in room 2309, engaging in prostitution.
Through quick investigation, the police determined that Le Hoang Long was the broker who brought two famous beauties in Vietnamese showbiz, TH and TT, to two customers to buy sex. The task force made a record of arresting Le Hoang Long for the act of prostitution brokerage.
At the police station, Le Hoang Long confessed that Long, K. and H. knew each other through social networks. Due to the need for "entertainment", K. and H. contacted Long to discuss finding someone to buy sex with. The two customers' request was that the prostitutes must be famous people, actors, or models. Long agreed and contacted MD and TT. The two girls agreed.
After that, Long contacted K. and H. and agreed on the price of MD and TT for the customers. The price for prostitution that Long offered was 15 thousand USD/person/night (equivalent to 360 million VND). Of which, Long paid the two prostitutes 7,500 USD/person. After deducting all expenses for food, room rental... Long took the rest. After agreeing on the price, K. and H. transferred 100 million VND/person to Long's account as a deposit.
Long went to The Reverie Saigon Hotel to rent a room for a guest. While the two couples were having fun, Long sat outside waiting and was discovered and caught red-handed by the inspection team.
In court, Long admitted all his actions and expressed remorse for what he had done, and hoped the panel of judges would consider reducing his sentence.