Male Perpetrator Of Lewd Middle School Student Until Pregnant In Buleleng Arrested

BULELENG - The police arrested a 14-year-old high school student who molested a 14-year-old junior high school student in Buleleng, Bali. The perpetrator with the initials IWS (49) has repeatedly had sexual intercourse with the victim until the victim is currently 2 months pregnant.

"As a result of the perpetrator's repeated sexual intercourse with the victim, it is suspected that the victim is currently two months pregnant. However, the official results are still waiting for the results of the Visum et Repertum (VeR)", said Head of Public Relations of the Buleleng Police, Bali AKP Gede Sumarjaya, Monday, September 26.

The molestation case came to light after the victim's family reported it to the police because her daughter left without permission. The victim was apparently picked up by the perpetrator and taken to several areas and had sex with him.

The perpetrator was later arrested by the police. The perpetrator during interrogation admitted to having sex with the victim.

"Even though the act committed by the perpetrator against the victim was consensual because the victim is a minor, the perpetrator's actions can still be charged with a criminal act of sexual intercourse with a minor", said Sumarjaya.

The perpetrator was charged with Article 81 of Law Number 35 of 2014 concerning the Protection of Subsidiary Children, origin 6 letter c of Law Number 12 of 2022 concerning the Crime of Sexual Violence.