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    Adult content creator Bonnie Blue will be banned from Bali after studio raid involving 14 Australians

    A high-profile British adult content creator will be banned from Bali for 10 years after police raided a "studio" on the island, in which 14 Australians were found.


    A high-profile British adult content creator will be banned from Bali for 10 years, after she was investigated for pornography offences.

    Tia Billinger, who goes by the online alias Bonnie Blue, was detained over the weekend by Indonesia's police following a raid of a "studio" north of Seminyak.

    Police said they had received a tip about a studio that was allegedly being used to produce "obscene videos".

    At least 14 Australian men — mostly in their 20s, with two aged 19 — were at the property at the time of the raid.

    Those Australians were questioned by police and immigration officers but have since been released.

    Police said as part of the raid, they seized cameras, contraceptives and T-shirts labelled "Schoolies Bonnie Blue", as well as sex toys.

    Two utes were also seized, including a blue ute that had been marked with "Bonnie Blue Bang Bus".

    Police allege Bonnie Blue 'misused' her visa

    Ms Billinger has faced significant criticism in recent years, particularly over sexualised stunts.

    Last year, she had her Australian visa revoked after announcing on her social media page her intention to create adult content with young men at Schoolies week.

    The 26-year-old adult content creator had recently posted about her trip to Bali to attend this year's Schoolies week.

    After the raid, Ms Billinger, along with three others — including one Australian — were being treated as suspects by the Badung Police unit "due to their dominant role in producing content at the [studio]".

    Producing pornography is a serious criminal offence in Indonesia, carrying a lengthy maximum jail sentence and harsh fines.

    On Wednesday, Indonesia's Police said that after consultation with a criminal law expert, they believed an offence under Indonesia's pornography laws had not been committed.

    "From the examination of the witnesses, they all stated they were in the studio to take part in the filming of an entertainment-themed reality show," Badung Police said in a statement.

    "They explained the activities were staged to look energetic and eye-catching for social media, while stressing there was no element of pornography involved.

    "Although a private sexual video was found on one suspect's phone, it had not been distributed to any third party and therefore did not meet the threshold for a criminal offence."

    However, an investigation by Indonesia's Immigration Task Force found that Ms Billinger had "misused" her visa.

    At a press conference, Bali's Immigration Chief Winarko said Ms Billinger had been working as a "content creator" on a tourist visa.

    "The activities they carried out contained pornographic elements, whereas here in Bali we expect tourists who come to support culture and uphold local wisdom," he said.

    "The next step is that we wait for the chief of police to complete their process … after that, we will immediately take firm action by deporting them and imposing a re-entry ban."

    Ms Billinger, along with two other British nationals and an Australian man, will be charged under Indonesia's traffic laws.

    "While they were supposedly [on] holiday in Bali, they misused their visas by creating content and driving a vehicle without the proper licence," Badung's Police Chief Arif Batubara said.

    "We're planning to hold the hearing tomorrow at the Denpasar Court."

    Ms Billinger attended Bali's immigration office on Thursday and made sexually explicit remarks after she was asked questions by the waiting media.

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