A controversial British porn star has faced 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.<\/p>\n
The ABC understands 26-year-old Tia Billinger, who creates adult content under the moniker Bonnie Blue,\u00a0has 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.<\/p>\n
It comes as the high-profile adult content creator faces deportation and a potential 10-year ban from the Indonesian province for violating immigration laws after she was arrested on suspicion of making pornographic online content.<\/p>\n
Last week police raided a studio in the popular tourist hub of Badung near the island’s capital, Denpasar, and detained Ms Billinger.<\/p>\n
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Tia Billinger has been fined for breaching road rules. (ABC News: Ambros\u00a0Boli Berani)<\/p>\n
Three men \u2014 two Britons and an Australian \u2014 were also detained after police received a tip-off from a “concerned citizen”, according to police.<\/p>\n
The ABC understands Ms Billinger is likely to be deported tonight.<\/p>\n
Billinger unaware she broke road rules<\/p>\n
Ms Billinger and her male companions, all in their 20s, appeared before the Denpasar District Court on Friday.<\/p>\n
Ms Billinger told the court she owned the “Bang Bus” and said she was using it for creative work and social media content.<\/p>\n
She said she was previously unaware she was breaking Bali’s road rules by carrying passengers on the back.<\/p>\n
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Tia Billinger was handed a fine and told she could be imprisoned if it went unpaid. (ABC News: Ambros\u00a0Boli Berani)<\/p>\n
Ms Billinger told the court she did not drive the vehicle, but rode as a passenger.<\/p>\n
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”.<\/p>\n
She was handed a 200,000 rupiah ($20) fine and warned she would face a year behind bars if it was not paid.<\/p>\n
No evidence yet of pornographic material<\/p>\n
Speaking earlier this week, police and immigration officials said they could not find any evidence as yet<\/a> that the group had made pornographic material.<\/p>\n