Indonesian police probe 'orders' for child pornography from Canada, Russia

Indonesian authorities areinvestigating whether a child pornography ring had links to aninternational network, police said on Tuesday, after videos ofadult women engaged in sexual acts with boys went viral onsocial media.

Police in West Java province said three boys as young asseven andwho figured in the videos are now in the care of social workers.

At least fivepeople have been arrested, including themothers of two of the boys, on suspicion of violating child protection and pornography laws. They could face up to 15 years inprison.

"Results of the preliminary investigation show that thedirector sold the videos to someone in Russia and Canada," said regional police spokespersonYusri Yunus.

Yunussaidthe motive ofthose involved was to make money.

"We are still investigating and co-ordinating with thenational cybercrime unit."

The director received $2,700 Cdn to make thevideos, media have said.

Indonesia has been vulnerable to child pornography andsexual abuse of minors because of poverty and lax enforcement oflaws in the past.

Authorities stopped 92 convicted Australian pedophiles fromentering the country last year, based on immigration data.

In a case that shocked Southeast Asia, a British courthanded Richard Huckle 22 life sentences in 2016 for abusing up to 200 babies and children, mostly in Malaysia, and sharingimages of his crimes on the dark web.

UNICEF says the Philippines is the top global sourceof child pornography.