Cases Of Sexual Violence In Lebak Rise, Regency Government Asks Residents Not To Hesitate To Report Police

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BANTEN - The Lebak Regency Government has asked people who are victims of sexual violence to report to the police for legal processing. Child (DP2KBP3A) of Lebak Regency, Dedi Lukman in Lebak, Banten Province, quoted from Antara, Friday, August 19. Currently, victims of sexual violence in Lebak Regency are increasing year by year, because cases in 2021 recorded 70 cases. However, the number of violent cases Sexual violence cases from 2022 to August reached 83 cases. The increasing number of cases of sexual violence is considered not optimal, because there are people who do not report to the police. Therefore, the Lebak Regency Government has established a Community-Based Integrated Child Care Institute (LPATBM) in all villages and sub-districts The establishment of the LPATBM is so that cases of sexual violence that occur in the community So far, he said, the perpetrators of sexual violence were carried out by close people, such as stepfathers, uncles, cousins, brothers-in-law, neighbors, ustaz and game friends. continue to report to the authorities, even though the perpetrators are family members to provide a deterrent effect," he said. According to him, currently, the local government provides assistance to victims of sexual violence to get rehabilitation by involving psychologists so that their mental health returns to normal. In fact, many women's organizations carry out trauma healing activities for victims of sexual violence.

Moreover, he said, most of the victims of sexual violence were children who were in elementary, middle and high school.

"All victims of sexual violence get assistance and continue their education so they don't drop out of school," said Dedi.

He said the local government is also guarding and supervising the perpetrators of sexual violence who are being processed by law until the court.

Those who commit violence must be punished according to the applicable law in order to provide a deterrent effect.

"We together with stakeholders also carry out escorts from the police to the court so that the perpetrators serve their sentences," he said.

The head of the Integrated Service Center for the Empowerment of Women and Children (P2TP2A) Lebak Regency, Ratu Mintarsih also said that the perpetrators of sexual violence experienced by children were those who were closest to the victims. They should have protected children, but instead committed sexual crimes. "We ask that the perpetrators of child sexual crimes be severely punished so that they have a deterrent effect for the perpetrators," he said.