66 Percent Of Indonesian Children Have Watched Porn Content On Online Media, Kemen PPPA: 34.5 Percent Have Practiced

The Directorate of Cyber Crimes, Bareskrim Polri, holds a press conference on the disclosure of child sexual crimes (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (Kemen PPPA) revealed that 66.6 percent of boys and 62.3 percent of girls in Indonesia witnessed sexual activity (pornography) through online media.

Assistant Deputy for Child Services at the Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (PPA) Robert Parlindungan S. said the data was based on the results of the KPPPA's National Survey of Child and Adolescent Life Experiences (SNPHAR).

"SNPHAR data shows that quite a large number of children witness sexual activities through online media," said Robert at a press conference on disclosing child sexual crimes at the National Police Criminal Investigation Unit Building, South Jakarta, Antara, Tuesday, November 30.

The data also revealed that 34.5 percent of boys had been involved in pornography or directly practiced sexual activity, and 25 percent of girls. This figure shows that the boys and girls have been involved in pornography, be it obscenity or other things.

Robert said 38.2 percent and 39 percent of children had sent photos of sexual activities through online media.

"So, it's quite big. That our online media are filled with things that are inappropriate for children to watch," said Robert.

According to him, this problem is getting more complex with the rapid development of technology that pornography is one of the things that can damage children's future.

"Almost all sexual violence occurs because we have not been able to suppress this pornography," said Robert.

KPPPA also noted in the Information System for the Protection of Women and Children (Simphony PPA) in 2021, during the last 10 months there have been 11,149 cases of violence against children. When divided into 10 months, in a month there are 1,000 cases per day.

"This figure shows that violence against children is quite high," explained Robert.

Of the 11,149 cases, 8,712 girls were the most victims, while 3,500 were boys.

Robert added that KPPPA is concerned that there are individuals who misuse internet media, one of which is online games, to violate the law, particularly threatening the safety and security of children.

KPPPA is grateful for the success of the Directorate of Cyber Crime (Dittipidsiber) of the National Police Criminal Investigation Department in uncovering child sexual crimes through online game intermediaries, where 11 children were recorded as victims by arresting the perpetrators of crimes with the initials S alias Reza in the East Kalimantan region.

"We are grateful to all the ranks of the National Police who uncovered this case. We hope that the regional police can imitate the same steps," said Robert.

As previously reported, the National Police's Dittipidsiber Bareskrim arrested a man with the initials S alias Reza (21), a suspect in a sexual crime against children through an online game intermediary.