Police detain Sugarbook CEO following report on universities being sugar baby hotspots

Coconuts KL
Thu, 18 February 2021, 10:48 am·1-min read
The founder of a Malaysian sugar dating site is expected to be remanded at the Shah Alam Court today, following a raid at his home yesterday afternoon.
Police arrested Sugarbook founder Darren Chan, 34, at his home in Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, at 4:30pm yesterday, not long after Chan changed the website address to skirt a ban for his dating platform and issued an apology after his company drew backlash over a data report showing that local universities were hotspots for sugar babies.
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Chan is being investigated for allegedly soliciting prostitution, publishing rumors, and sharing content deemed offensive under the Communications and Multimedia Act.
“The suspect admitted to being the founder of Sugarbook upon his arrest,” police representative Fadzil Ahmat told reporters yesterday.
The company recently released data gathered from its website detailing the top ten universities in Malaysia where one can find sugar babies. Sunway University, which topped the list, objected to the report’s findings. Media authorities later banned the Sugarbook website, calling the report a “marketing gimmick.”
Chan established Sugarbook in 2016 and has since expanded it to other countries including Singapore, the United States, and Thailand. The “pay-to-play” dating site is a platform for sugar daddies and babies to meet.
Coconuts KL
Thu, 18 February 2021, 10:48 am·1-min read
The founder of a Malaysian sugar dating site is expected to be remanded at the Shah Alam Court today, following a raid at his home yesterday afternoon.
Police arrested Sugarbook founder Darren Chan, 34, at his home in Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, at 4:30pm yesterday, not long after Chan changed the website address to skirt a ban for his dating platform and issued an apology after his company drew backlash over a data report showing that local universities were hotspots for sugar babies.
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Chan is being investigated for allegedly soliciting prostitution, publishing rumors, and sharing content deemed offensive under the Communications and Multimedia Act.
“The suspect admitted to being the founder of Sugarbook upon his arrest,” police representative Fadzil Ahmat told reporters yesterday.
The company recently released data gathered from its website detailing the top ten universities in Malaysia where one can find sugar babies. Sunway University, which topped the list, objected to the report’s findings. Media authorities later banned the Sugarbook website, calling the report a “marketing gimmick.”
Chan established Sugarbook in 2016 and has since expanded it to other countries including Singapore, the United States, and Thailand. The “pay-to-play” dating site is a platform for sugar daddies and babies to meet.