Tangerang Police Record 18 Cases Of Sexual Harassment Of Minors Ended In A Restorative Justice Court
TANGERANG - A total of 18 cases of sexual harassment and rape in the jurisdiction of the Tangerang District Police ended with restorative justice (RJ).
The Head of the Women and Children Services (PPA) of the Tangerang District Police, Iwan Darsono, said the 18 cases were the total from 2021 to 2022.
"So in 2021 there will be 16 cases ending in RJ, then in 2022 there will be 2 cases, so a total of 18 cases," said Iwan when met at the Tangerang Regency Police, Tuesday, March 29.
Iwan explained that cases of sexual harassment ended amicably because many victims felt ashamed and traumatized.
"Elected (restorative justice), so that the victim and his family are not ashamed. On average, victims of rape or sexual harassment whose cases end in restorative justice are 14-16 years old," he said.
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However, Iwan emphasized that for sexual cases against minors committed by brothers, grandfathers to biological fathers, his party did not take restorative justice.
“If the case is like his biological father, grandfather, or brother. There is no restorative justice," he said.
For information, restorative justice is an agreement by both parties, both the perpetrator and the victim, to make a family settlement.