One of the individuals who reported the activities of British sex worker Bonnie Blue in Bali before her arrest last week has shared details with News.com.au on how they tracked her down and why.

Blue – whose real name is Tia Billinger and who gained fame for having sex with 1,057 men in 12 hours in a documentary about her career on adult content site OnlyFans – was arrested at a studio villa in the Balinese suburb of Pererenan last week for allegedly producing pornography, which is illegal to produce or even watch in Indonesia.

Fifteen Australians and two other British citizens, all men, were also found and arrested on site.

Tia Billinger, known as “Bonnie Blue,” arrives at Bali’s immigration office for questioning in Badung, Bali, Indonesia, on Dec. 10, 2025.  MADE NAGI/EPA/Shutterstock

“The way we tracked her wasn’t particularly complicated; we just followed her through her gang bang bus,” said the individual, an expat based in Bali who spoke on condition of anonymity.

“But the cops, at first, they couldn’t even understand what [was happening]. We had to explain it to them, that there are about 20 guys [and Blue]. They just couldn’t comprehend it.

“But once we explained to them that she’s driving around in the ‘gang bang bus’ and that she was bragging about sleeping with Schoolies, some of who were barely legal … and that the footage was going to go worldwide afterwards, they confirmed that the activity was illegal [and took action],” the individual said. “Then they sent in undercover agents and booked them.”

The British sex worker was arrested at a studio villa in the Balinese suburb of Pererenan last week for allegedly producing pornography, which is illegal to produce or even watch in Indonesia. MADE NAGI/EPA/Shutterstock

If prosecuted and found guilty of violating Law Number 44 of 2008 concerning pornography, Blue faces up to 15 years imprisonment in Indonesia and a fine of up to 6 billion rupiah (approximately $542,000).

Prosecutors may also apply the ITE Law, Indonesia’s primary legislation governing electronic information and transactions, the breach of which carries potential imprisonment of up to 12 years and a fine of 12 billion rupiah (approximately $1,084,000). The same penalties could apply to the two British men, allegedly her videographers, who are both 27 and arrested with Blue last week.

“But prosecuting them is really difficult here,” the individual who reported the alleged crimes told News.com.au, “because what the police had to do is catch her in the act … with the cameras rolling, and they got there just before.

In addition to Blue, 15 Australians and two other British citizens, all men, were also found and arrested on site. MADE NAGI/EPA/Shutterstock

If prosecuted and found guilty of violating Law Number 44 of 2008 concerning pornography, Blue faces up to 15 years imprisonment in Indonesia. MADE NAGI/EPA/Shutterstock

“Why do I care? I am not a prude, (and) I am not judging her. But ‘Bonnie Blue’s Bali Gang Bang’ is not where we want to be reputation-wise. Bali is not Thailand. Bali is not the Philippines. The business community doesn’t want it, the expat community doesn’t want it, and the local community can’t even comprehend it. Pornography is illegal here, producing pornography is illegal here, working without a proper permit is illegal here, and we don’t want Bonnie Blue’s Gang Bang from Bali being posted and shared around the world. Bali doesn’t need that kind of publicity,” the individual said.

“Sure, we got the publicity anyway, but through the community’s actions and the actions of police, we showed that it was illegal, and out she went. Australians felt the same; the government wouldn’t let her into the country.

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“What people do behind closed doors is one thing, watching porn, whatever you like, but doing it publicly and then promoting it around the world as Bonnie Blue’s Gang Bang is too much. The Balinese are spiritual people; there is a certain rhythm on the island, and that kind of thing is not for us. We have enough issues with tourists here as it is,” the individual said.

Fourteen of the fifteen Australians, believed to be tourists whom Blue and her team picked up with their bang bus at bars and clubs, were released shortly after their arrest.

However, immigration authorities were holding their passports as they are considered witnesses.

The two British men, one Australian who has not been identified and Blue were conditionally released over the weekend, according to local media. They will be interviewed again by the police early this week.

“She has been released, she’s co-operating with authorities, and the police are continuing to investigate,” Blue’s spokesperson told news.com.au.