SELLING sex accessories is like selling drugs. It is not done openly. More frequently the peddlers offer their merchandise in whispers and only vaguely would tell you where the goods come from.

Take Charles, for example. A shop owner on Jalan Gentengkali in Surabaya who has been in the business since 1995, Charles says his merchandise comes from a local wholesaler or he imports directly from China, Japan, and America. He refuses, however, to