Two Aussies who own Pink Palace Spa arrested in Bali over prostitution links
Two Australians from Victoria have been arrested alongside nine others in Bali over allegations of operating spas that offered prostitution services. See photos and video.
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Two Australians have been arrested in Bali for operating a spa which allegedly offered prostitution services.
Michael Le Grand, 50, and Lynley Le Grand, 44, both from Victoria, were arrested alongside others on Friday in relation to two establishments, the Pink Palace Spa and Flame Spa.
The latter allegedly has ties to former AFL star Ricky Olarenshaw.
Indonesian police held a press conference late on Friday where they revealed details of the arrests.
Footage shows the moment officers escorted 11 people who had been handcuffed from the detention centre at the headquarters of Bali Police in Denpasar.
Wearing orange prison uniforms and Covd-19 masks, police escorted them through a car park outside the police station to a media conference where they were then lined up in a row with their backs turned against cameras.
Police stood behind them as the Australian couple had their heads bowed as they were led away alongside the other suspects.
Five people were arrested at Flame Spa, while the Aussie couple, from Moonee Ponds and Mount Waverley in Melbourne, were two of six arrested at the Pink Palace Spa.
An underage massage therapist was also found to be working at the Pink Palace Spa, according to investigators.
The Australian couple faces 12 years’ prison if found guilty.
Bali Police held up pieces of evidence collected from the spas after they conducted their raids. The Flame Spa in Seminyak has now been closed and the Pink Palace Spa in Kerobokan has also been shut down.
General crime director of Bali police, Ketut Suarnaya said: “Bali police have followed up on information from the community that there was prostitution being disguised as spa therapy in two separate places”.
Customers at Flame Spa were allegedly charged between $95 and $181, while customers at Pink Palace paid anywhere between $95 and $238, police said.
Pink Palace Spa allegedly made between $94,500-$286,000 per month, police said.
It comes after Essendon premiership star Ricky Olarenshaw left Bali amid claims he was a part owner of a spa allegedly caught up in the allegations.
His wife, influencer Sarnanitha, was arrested when police raided Flame Spa massage parlour last month.
Olarenshaw and his business partners were believed to have returned to Australia just before the raids took place.
It is not clear whether Olarenshaw or the other alleged owners had any knowledge of the goings-on at Flame.
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