Disappointed By Lover's Decision, Men In Banyumas Desperate To Spread Nude Photos To Social Media And WhatsApp Groups

Disseminator of vulgar photos of ex-lover, AJ (green pants) while undergoing an examination at the Banyumas Police Satreskrim (ANTARA/HO-Banyumas Police)

BANYUMAS - Banyumas Police, Central Java, detained a man with the initials AJ (25) for spreading vulgar photos of his ex-lover through social media and in printed form.

The Banyumas Police Chief, Kombes M. Firman L, said that the perpetrators were arrested by the officers

at his house on Monday, January 3 last. "More than 1 year of being a fugitive," said Firman in Banyumas, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, January 4.

The spread of vulgar photos was reported by AJ's ex-lover, DV (21), a resident of Kemranjen, Banyumas, in 2020. The spread of photos was known from several witnesses named Ayu, Risky, and Siti. The witness reported to the victim that her former lover shared the photo in February 2020 through WhatsApp and Facebook groups.

The bad thing is, the perpetrator also sent the vulgar photos in printed form to the victim's house. Based on the report, members of the Satreskrim Polresta Banyumas immediately conducted an investigation to find out the whereabouts of the perpetrators who reportedly fled to the Greater Jakarta area.

"Finally, we were able to arrest the perpetrator who was known to be at his house," he said.

Based on the results of the examination, said Kasatreskrim Kompol Berry, the perpetrator admitted to spreading the vulgar photos so that the victim was willing to meet him before breaking up unilaterally by DV. According to him, the vulgar photos were obtained by the perpetrator from the victim when they were still in a relationship as lovers.

"When they were still in a relationship, the perpetrators often asked for photos of naked victims over the phone," he explained.

In addition to detaining the perpetrators, his party has also secured evidence in the form of 5 printed photo sheets, 1 unit of Samsung brand phone, 1 compact disc (CD) containing a copy of the perpetrator's Facebook account, 1 CD containing a copy of the Facebook account with the name DR along with 1 bundle of results. the printout, and 1 CD containing a copy of the Facebook account with the name AAA along with 1 printed bundle for further legal proceedings.

Related to the case, said Kompol Berry, the perpetrator was charged with Article 45 paragraph (1) of Law Number 19 of 2016 concerning Amendments to Law no. 11 of 2008 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions with a maximum imprisonment of 6 years and/or a maximum fine of Rp. 1 billion.