2017 THE NAVY UNCOVERED A WEB OF INAPPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES SAILERS AT IT’S MIDDLE EAST HEADQUARTERS LINKED TO SEX~PROSTITUTION AND ATTEMPTED HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Tinder, Sailor, Hooker, Pimp: The U.S. Navy’s Sex Trafficking Scandal in Bahrain - All Parts

The story of how it unfolded involves NCIS, a mysterious informant, and allegations of rape. A five-part series from Military Times.

Read the full Tinder, Sailor, Hooker, Pimp story HERE.

0:00 - Part 1: They do sex and make u money - In 2017, the Navy uncovered a web of activity among sailors at its Middle East headquarters in Bahrain linked to sex, prostitution and attempted human trafficking. It began with allegations of a failed plot between a sailor and a local female pimp, or "mamasan," and quickly led to undercover NCIS investigations and a sting operation. This is how it all started.

11:32 - Part 2: The Informant - Central to much of the Navy’s prostitution and sex trafficking investigation in Bahrain in 2017 was a well-known female pimp, known as a "mamasan," who had a secret: She also was an NCIS informant. See how this mercurial Thai woman played both sides of the coin in the ranks of Navy's Middle East headquarters.

18:08 - Part 3: She tried to fight - A grim new thread emerges in the Bahrain cases, as the female pimp central to many of the cases brings forward prostitutes to military authorities with a common allegation: a Navy chief had raped them.

25:03 - Part 4: She came to my room - The degree to which prostitutes were intertwined with sailors in Bahrain in 2017 can be found in the case of a sailor who court records show had contact with at least three hookers in 2017, and said he was extorted by a fellow sailor on behalf of one of the women.

29:40 - Part 5: Unacceptable - The Navy responds to the unfolding investigations of sex trafficking and other sex crimes among sailors at U.S. 5th Fleet in Bahrain. The Navy tries to use ethics training to fight an age-old association between sailors and hookers.