Police Will Find 398 Customers Of Child Immoral Content, Could Be Suspects

JAKARTA - Polda Metro Jaya found 398 active customers in the case of selling child immoral content with suspect Deky Yanto. Later, hundreds of these customers will be examined to determine their legal status.

"So for 398 active users, we will definitely call and pursue the person concerned," said Deputy Director of Special Criminal Investigation of the Metro Jaya Police AKBP Hendri Umar to reporters, Friday, May 31.

They will be examined with their capacity as witnesses. But it is possible that he will be named a suspect in line with the examination process.

Hundreds of these customers could be suspects if in the investigation it was found indications that they participated in spreading the child's immoral content.

"We determine whether the status in question is as a witness or whether he is a suspect, in accordance with the actions committed by each other later," said Hendri.

Hundreds of these customers are known to be members of three Telegran groups with the names VVIP Bocil, VVIP Indobocil 1, and VVIP Indobocil 2. Most customers are in the VVIP Bocil group with 332 accounts.

"Which customers are taken from the number of subscribers in 3 groups. In VVIP Bocil there are 332, VVIP Indobocil 1 has 61 customers, and VVIP Indobocil 2 has 5 customers," said Hendri.

Meanwhile, the Head of Public Relations of the Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Ade Ary Syam Indradi said the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate would resolve the case involving the child.

Anyone involved in the circulation or sale of child isolation videos will be named a suspect in accordance with applicable regulations.

"Mr. Wadir has said that 398 members will be investigated, examined. If they are proven to be broadcasting, there is also a criminal sanction. Be careful, it will be processed thoroughly with the crirsus," said Ade.

In this case, the police named Deky Yanto as a suspect. He is said to have spread or sold 2,010 child immoral content.

The suspect is charged with Article 45 paragraph 1 in conjunction with Article 27 paragraph 1 of Law No. 1 of 2024 concerning the Second Amendment to the ITE Law and/or Article 4 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 29 of Law Number 44 of 2008 concerning Pornography.