A controversial British porn star has been deported after facing a Balinese court for flouting the resort island's road rules after she rode in a blue ute labelled the "Bang Bus" with passengers in the back.
The ABC understands 26-year-old Tia Billinger, who creates adult content under the moniker Bonnie Blue, has been ordered to pay a $20 fine or spend a year in jail after failing to use a goods-transport vehicle for its intended purpose of carrying goods.
The high-profile adult content creator faced a potential 10-year ban from the Indonesian province for violating immigration laws after she was arrested on suspicion of making pornographic online content.
Last week police raided a studio in the popular tourist hub of Badung near the island's capital, Denpasar, and detained Ms Billinger.
Three men — two Britons and an Australian — were also detained after police received a tip-off from a "concerned citizen", according to police.
Video showed Ms Billinger being escorted to an Indonesian immigration vehicle and driven away on Friday night, local time.
As she left the facility, she blew kisses and waived at the camera.
Billinger unaware she broke road rules
Ms Billinger and her male companions, all in their 20s, appeared before the Denpasar District Court on Friday.
Ms Billinger told the court she owned the "Bang Bus" and said she was using it for creative work and social media content.
She said she was previously unaware she was breaking Bali's road rules by carrying passengers on the back.
Ms Billinger told the court she did not drive the vehicle, but rode as a passenger.
While reading the verdict a judge said Ms Billinger was "proven lawfully and convincingly guilty of committing the criminal offence of using a motor vehicle not in accordance with its designated purpose".
She was handed a 200,000 rupiah ($20) fine and warned she would face a year behind bars if it was not paid.
No evidence yet of pornographic material
Speaking earlier this week, police and immigration officials said they could not find any evidence as yet that the group had made pornographic material.
Instead, the group faces deportation for breaking tourist visa rules, including working without permits and breaking traffic laws.
Muslim-majority Indonesia strongly disapproves of making pornography, which could carry a jail sentence of up to 12 years and a $US360,000 ($540,000) fine.
Mr Arif said during the December 4 raid police also seized camera equipment and contraceptives, as well as the Bang Bus.
Sixteen other witnesses were also questioned and released during the probe.
At least 14 Australian men — mostly in their 20s, with two aged 19 — were at the property at the time of the raid.
The witnesses were told that the content the group was trying to produce "would be fun and that many viewers on social media would want to see it", Mr Arif said.
The witnesses denied the videos were pornographic and were made "with playful, humorous scenes".
ABC/AFP
