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Naomi Clarke,BBC Newsbeatand
Christine Nababan,BBC Indonesia, Bali
Adult content creator Tia Billinger, better known as Bonnie Blue, will be deported from Indonesia after being cleared of breaking the country’s strict anti-pornography laws.
She was found guilty of a minor traffic offence, but was deported for an immigration violation due to working on a tourist visa.
The 26-year-old was one of 34 people detained when police raided a production studio in Bali, prompting a police investigation.
Bali – which is predominantly Hindu and visited by millions of tourists every year – is part of Muslim-majority Indonesia, which strictly forbids the production of pornographic material.
Those found guilty of violating these laws face up to 12 years in prison and a fine of around $360,000 (£270,000).
Ms Billinger was ordered to pay a fine of Rp 200,000 (about $12/£9) and will leave Indonesia on a flight set to depart just after midnight local time.
Immigration officials said they would issue a statement on whether their request to blacklist the social media star, preventing her from re-entering the country, had been put into effect.
Earlier this week, Badung Police reported that 16 foreign and 14 Indonesian witnesses said they had been in a studio in the Pererenan area, Mengwi, to take part in the production of an “entertainment-themed reality show”, but they claimed “no indecent material was produced”.
Ms Billinger was among four other individuals who were identified as having “dominant roles” in the production.
Badung police also said investigators looked into the purchase of a pickup truck which had “Bonnie Blue” and “Bang Bus” branded on it.
Police said the four individuals confirmed they were aware of Indonesia’s ban on producing pornographic content.
Investigators also looked at videos recorded at a hotel in the Berawa area of the country, but “found no elements of pornography or any unlawful distribution”.
However, the four foreign nationals are suspected of “misusing their stay permits” to work on commercial content.
Badung police chief M Arif Batubara said they are ensuring “all processes are carried out based on legal facts” and are working with prosecutors and immigration authorities to “determine the next legal steps”.
Ms Billinger is known to film controversial videos which have seen her tour universities looking for “barely legal” teenagers in a bus with the same name.
The content creator, originally from Nottingham, had been driving around Bali during “schoolies week”, which is a tradition in Australia where high school graduates go on a holiday after their exams.
Last year, she had planned to produce pornography involving young adults but her Australian tourist visa was cancelled.
