YouTuber "pranks" homeless trans women by giving them boxes of rotten food as pandemic help [View all]

Indonesian YouTuber Ferdian Paleka and two of his friends played a cruel prank on two homeless trans women by handing them boxes of instant noodles. Though the women were initially happy to receive the food, their happiness turned to humiliation when they realized Paleka had actually filled the boxes with rotten food and rocks.

The man and his cohorts now reportedly face 12 years in prison for his prank. He was arrested by the Bandung Police early Friday, May 8.

Paleka conducted the prank with two friends and filmed the women’s reactions to get views for his YouTube channel, but after backlash and angry mobs at his house, he has since deleted the video. Now, the trans women he embarrassed are speaking out.

The video began with Paleka and his friends driving and using transphobic slurs, reportedly saying “[Trans people] do not obey the government… so, don’t speak badly of us. We only want to help the government.”

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