Pregnant With 16-year-old Lover, Man From Banyumas Parents Reported To Police, Threatened With 5-15 Years In Prison

Suspect of having sex with an underage girl, WS (black t-shirt) during an examination (ANTARA/HO-Polresta)

BANYUMAS - The Women's and Children's Service Unit, the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Banyumas City Police (Polresta), Central Java, revealed a case of alleged sexual intercourse with an underage girl, OL (16).

"The perpetrator with the initials WS (21), a resident of Cilongok, Banyumas. We arrested him on Tuesday at his home. Currently, the perpetrator has been named a suspect and has been detained," said Head of Banyumas Police Kombes M Firman L Hakim in Banyumas, Antara, Thursday, January 6.

The arrest of the perpetrator was made after the police received a report from the victim's parents, WN (36) after finding out that her child was two months pregnant. "So far, the victim's parents live in Semarang, while OL lives with his grandmother in Karangtengah Village, Cilongok District," he said.

Kasatreskrim Kompol Berry said the incident began with the victim's introduction to the perpetrator who worked at a cell phone counter, until they finally started dating.

Furthermore, in mid-January 2021, he said, for the first time the perpetrator took the victim to a hotel in the tourist area of Baturraden which was included in the Karangmangu Village area, Baturraden District, Banyumas.

"At the hotel, the perpetrator asked the victim to have a relationship like husband and wife. At first the victim didn't want to and rebelled, but in the end the intercourse took place," he said.

After the incident, he said, the perpetrator and the victim often had intercourse like husband and wife until it was discovered that OL was pregnant with 2 months of pregnancy.

"Knowing that her child is 2 months pregnant, the victim's parents did not accept it, so they reported it to us on January 3, 2022, which was followed up with the arrest of the perpetrator on January 4," he also said.

In relation to the case of alleged sexual intercourse with a minor, Kasatreskrim said the perpetrator was charged with Article 81 of Law Number 35 of 2014 jo. Law Number 17 of 2016 concerning the Stipulation of Government Regulation in Lieu of Law Number 1 of 2016 concerning the Second Amendment to Law Number 23 of 2002 concerning Child Protection into Law.

The threat of imprisonment for a minimum of 5 years and a maximum of 15 years and an additional one third if committed by a parent, guardian, child caretaker, educator, or education staff.