BRIT porn star Bonnie Blue could face up to 15 years in prison following her shock arrest in Bali, but legal experts warn about her true fate.
The controversial OnlyFans model will likely face deportation and a lifelong ban from entering Indonesia and could be detained in “hellhole” Bali jail until January or February, lawyers have theorised.
The adult star, 26, was hauled into custody alongside 17 male tourists between 19 and 40 years old for allegedly making pornographic material – which is banned by Indonesia’s strict morality laws.
Indonesian immigration expert Philo Dellano said Blue will likely be banned and deported from the country if found guilty.
“She is being detained by the police, which means they can proceed to prosecute her,” Dellano told News.com.au.
“But in my opinion, if there is an ‘invisible hand’ that requests that she be deported, she can be transferred to the nearest immigration office, from where she will be deported from Indonesia.”
Dellano, a managing partner at PNB Immigration in Jakarta, said due to the nature of the porn industry and depending on her financial backers, it may not be “straightforward” to prosecute her in Indonesia.
He said that was why she may have decided to pull off her twisted sex stunts in Bali.
“Because if something bad happened, as it has, she could be deported easily. But now that it’s all over the media, the authorities might decide to first let the situation calm down and release her in January or February next year,” Dellano theorised.
Bonnie was handed over to immigration officers after her arrest on Friday and will be interviewed, alongside the two Brits and the Australian man, over Tuesday and Wednesday.
Cops also impounded her untaxed “Bonnie Blue Bangbus” truck during the operation.
Footage showed 14 Australian men filing out of a detention centre with t-shirts over their faces shortly after they were arrested on Friday.
Two British men, an Aussie, and Bonnie – real name Tia Billinger – were held for longer, with the adult star being released on Saturday morning.
It’s understood the group of 14 Australians released together were interviewed as witnesses and will likely be allowed to return home in the next few days.
Police seized a haul of items including 19 outfits labelled ‘School Bonnie Blue’, a box of condoms, lubricant, nine pink necklaces, flash drives, two sheets of Viagra pills, some already used, as well as the Bangbus truck and its ownership certificate.
An immigration official from Ngurah Rai told the Daily Mail: “They (the 14 Australians) will be allowed to go back to their country after we finish the examination.”
He confirmed Bonnie entered Bali on a tourist visa.
The trip was advertised on her social media as a chance for young Australians on graduation celebrations, known as Schoolies, to meet her as part of her “Bangbus tour”.
The immigration source said officials were still deciding on how to deal with Bonnie and her alleged violations – and confirmed police were still involved in the investigation.
He said: “We will be deepening the investigation to check her activity during her time in Bali and work jointly with police.”
When asked whether the other three men could be charged, he said: “If they did not make commercial content, maybe that’s not a problem. If they make commercial content, we could charge them.
