Hong Kong schoolboy in internet prostitution probe

A 12-year-old schoolboy posted naked pictures of himself online and offered to be a prostitute to women as old as 45.

The Hong Kong student called himself Little Leung and offered sexual services to "females between the ages of 10 and 45" on an adult friendship forum, The Hong Kong Standard reported.

Little Leung described himself as a Christian who was offering to "make love" to girls and women for $91. He also included a photograph of his genitals.

Angry internet users published the boy's personal details online through a process known in China as "human search engine" where online resources and information are pooled to track a person down, the Associated Press reported.

After he was revealed, the boy posted an online appeal to his principal not to expel him from school, the Standard said.

Hong Kong Internet Society chairman Charles Mok Nai-kwong said people who posted information abut the boy should know they are committing a crime.

"What really makes things complicated is that a minor is at the center of this fiasco, but he should be given a second chance because of his immaturity," he said.

Police said the were investigating the case, but said no charges had been laid.