Inside Saudi Arabia’s sex network where hookers charge £70 for a threesome
An investigation has found a secret network of prostitutes readily available for expats, tourists and locals, using popular dating sites such as Tinder to offer sex services.
There is a dark side to Saudi, it has been claimed(Image: Getty Images)
Saudi has a secret underground sex network where prostitutes are selling their bodies – despite facing the death penalty if they are caught. An investigation found a secret network of prostitutes readily available for expats, tourists and locals.
They use popular dating sites such as Tinder to offer seedy menus of sex services – some of which are too graphic to publish – in family neighbourhoods and tourist hotels, despite the strict laws in place in the country.
Buying sex is illegal in strictly Muslim Saudi and punishable by prison or fines – or the death penalty if escorts and clients are slapped with charges of adultery.
Paid for sex is illegal in Saudi(Image: Getty Images)
But people are trying to get round it by using apps such as Tinder Passport which allows users to to swipe for sex wherever they are staying. Using the dating site’s short term fun feature, profiles pop up showing accounts offering all sorts of sex services.
Profiles then connect to WhatsApp where women then can share their menu of whats on offer, including the service of unprotected oral sex for a fee of 1000 Saudi Riyal (£200) in one hour or 500 Riyal (£100) for half that time, the Sun reports.
Another woman, who said she was from Uganda, offered “simple sex and s*****g” for 200 Riyal (£40), and she said she did not fear getting caught by Saudi authorities, adding: “You don’t have to be worried, I can come to you for an appointment if you fear coming here.”
Buying sex is illegal in Saudi(Image: Getty Images)
Users also offered two women for a threesome for one hour for 700 Riyal (£140), and another woman, who said she was from Thailand, offered to visit upmarket hotels to meet punters.
In 2026, Saudi Arabia arrested more than 50 suspects for crimes including prostitution after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman vowed to crack down on “immoral acts”. But it is believed by charities that it is well known that Saudi has a darker side, should people know where to look.
Tatiana Kotlyarenko, an international human rights expert who has worked with trafficking victims, said: “There are reports of extreme sexual exploitation and violence in conservative countries such as Saudi Arabia and the more strict it is outwardly, the more of this big underbelly it has, frankly.
Prostitutes have been using dating sites, it is claimed(Image: Getty Images)
“Within that underbelly also are drugs, alcohol, sex parties, trafficking for sexual exploitation and exploitation in prostitution. So you have a whole storm going on behind the scenes, this is just the reality of it. It’s also particularly violent because there is no control over this and the men are protected because they are nationals, or foreign men who are wealthy.
“There is no political will to effectively address this, or penalise traffickers or those who purchase sexual acts with trafficked or exploited women and children.”
Tatiana added that these desperate women are trafficked with offers of jobs as domestic workers or service workers.
She said: “These women are risking serious punishment if they get caught in Saudi Arabia because prostitution is illegal. They are not necessarily going to be identified as trafficking victims, they will be identified as prostitutes, they will be penalised and then deported.
“I haven’t heard about executions of these women, but I can presume that there are severe punishments for committing violent acts to escape or protect themselves from violence and exploitation even in the process of their trafficking.”
In response, Tinder said: “Solicitation of any kind is a violation of our Community Guidelines and could result in the profile being removed.
“If users encounter anyone violating our terms, we strongly encourage them to report it via the self-reporting tool in-app and our team will take appropriate action.”
Amnesty said: “Sex trafficking is not just a criminal enterprise – it is a profound violation of human rights that robs people, overwhelmingly women and girls, of their freedom, safety and dignity.
“Every statistic represents a life manipulated, coerced or forced into exploitation, too often failed by institutions that should have protected them.
“Governments must stop treating sex trafficking as a peripheral issue and confront it as a systemic abuse sustained by inequality, impunity and mistrust of victims.
“That means real prevention, properly funded survivor-centred support, guaranteed access to justice, and relentless accountability for those who profit from exploitation.
“Exploitation thrives in silence and indifference – and it will only end when governments choose justice over complacency.”
