KALTARA - A total of 12 underage boys in Tarakan, North Kalimantan (Kaltara) became victims of sexual harassment by a man who liked the same sex with the initials E (25).

"Perpetrator E was arrested in the Juata area last Saturday and has been secured at the Tarakan Police Headquarters," said Tarakan Police Chief AKBP Fillol Praja Arthadira accompanied by Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of Tarakan Police Iptu Muhammad Aldi in Tarakan, Antara, Monday, December 27.

Suspect E works daily as an employee at a company in Tarakan.

This case was revealed after two victims and their families reported incidents of sexual harassment by suspect E.

"Perpetrators ensnared victims with fake accounts using photos of women on social media," said Fillol.

Next, ask for a photo of the victim showing his genitals. Then he invited the victim to have a meeting and was threatened with distributing the victim's photo if he didn't follow his will.

The child victims are on average 15 to 16 years old and still have a junior high school education.

"Currently the other victims, we are still making approaches to report what happened," said Fillol.

Suspect E is threatened with the criminal act of obscenity, Article 82 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code and Article 76 E of the 2017 Law on Child Protection.


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