Adult star Bonnie Blue could be facing up to 15 years behind bars in an Indonesian prison after being arrested in Bali – but with ‘harsher’ jail conditions than in the UK, it may be a tricky time for her to endure
Bonnie Blue is set to face up to 15 years in a Bali prison for violating strict Indonesian anti-pornography laws. The 26-year-old was arrested on Friday after officials were tipped off about the X-rated star allegedly making pornographic content in a studio on the island.
Bonnie, whose real name is Tia Billinger was arrested alongside around 20 Australian and British nationals – as police also seized items such as contraception, cameras, erectile drugs and her infamous “Bonnie Blue Bangbus” truck that was also untaxed.
It means the adult star may be held in Bali for up to 15 years and a fine of up to 6 billion rupiah – about $541,000 Australian dollars. But if she does end up behind bars in Bali, it’s not going to be as glam as what the star is accustomed to normally.
With overcrowded cells, unsanitary digs and harsher conditions than the UK, the prison sentence may be a bleak one for her to endure.
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It’s been reported Bonnie will have an interview with Bali immigration officials within the next 48 hours as Indonesian authorities decide how to proceed with her case. According to Michael Buehler Associate Professor in Comparative Politics, cases tend to move much faster once there is publicity, a complaint, or political pressure to “make an example,” whereas similar conduct can be ignored when it remains out of view.
He further told Daily Mirror that if authorities treat this as a criminal matter rather than purely an immigration issue, it “typically moves from police questioning/investigation to a prosecutorial decision, and then potentially a court process”.
However as a foreign national, the expert said she would normally be able to request “consular access from the UK” – consular officials can help with practicalities (contacts, welfare checks, finding lawyers) but they cannot intervene in Indonesian legal proceedings.
But for the conditions in prison, if she was to be put behind bars, Indonesian prisons are widely reported to be overcrowded and under-resourced, with sanitation, healthcare access, and general living conditions often significantly worse than in the UK.
He added: “Prison conditions in Indonesia vary, but overcrowding and under-resourcing are persistent problems, and in many facilities conditions can be markedly harsher than in the UK,” and that the quality of treatment can also be “highly uneven, and informal payments/corruption can shape inmates’ day-to-day experience.”
It’s believed she had entered Bali on a tourist visa and had advertised her trip on her social media as a ‘meet-and-greet opportunity’ for recently graduated Australians attending Schoolies events in Bali.
Source: Mirror
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