KOREA — Korean authorities are feeling frustrated — and not just sexually. Although outraged at the very thought of its existence, they don’t yet know what to do about a “doll experience room” where men can rent the pleasures of a highly realistic sex doll for an hour.

For slightly less than $25, a Korean man can enjoy a room with a bed, a computer, and an inflatable sex doll. Gyeonggi Provincial police want to call that prostitution, but they’re not sure whether the law backs them up or not.

“We understand that there are four doll experience operations currently open for business in the city of Suwon,” one officer explains. “We are currently looking into whether these businesses violate the law.”

The dolls were introduced to the country during the August Sexpo held at the Seoul Trade Exhibition Center and, after a Special Law on Prostitution went into effect in 2004, are said to have begun appearing in some motels as a substitute companion of sorts. Establishments dedicated to such couplings are a new occurrence, with entrepreneurs running ads seeking collaborators now appearing online.

“Since the sex acts are occurring with a doll and not a human being, it is unclear whether the Special Law on Prostitution applies,” an officer bemoaned.