Forced A 15-Year-Old Girl To Serve Mashers, A Pimp Arrested By Police In West Jakarta

Illustration of the arrest of pimps. (Pixabay)

JAKARTA - Metro Jaya Police arrested a pimp with the initials EMT (44) in the Kalideres area, West Jakarta. The perpetrator employed minors as comfort women for 1.5 years.

"Yes, the arrest of the suspect EMT was on Monday, yesterday," said the Head of Public Relations of the Metro Jaya Police Kombes E. Zulpan to reporters, Tuesday, September 20.

Not only that, but the police also arrested a man with the initials RR alias I. He is suspected of helping EMTs to 'peddle' women to philanderers.

"Investigators brought the suspect to the Metro Jaya Police for further examination and investigation," he said.

This case began when the 15-year-old victim was offered a job. However, it turned out that the victim was turned into a commercial sex worker or prostitute.

For 1.5 years the victim was forced to serve the mashers. Until finally the victim was able to escape.

Then, the victim told what she had experienced to her parents. Thus, deciding to report the incident to the police

Then, the victim told what happened to her parents. So, they decided to report the incident to the police

"The complainant as the biological father explained that the victim had been sold by the reported area in West Jakarta, the victim was asked to serve men and was given a salary of IDR 300 thousand to IDR 500 thousand," said Zulpan.

"But when the victim wants to get out of the job, the victim is not allowed to leave by the reported party on the grounds that he still has a lot of debt to the complainant," he continued.

Currently, the two suspects are still undergoing intensive examination. In this case, they are suspected of Article 76 I Juncto Article 88 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 35 of 2014 concerning child protection and or Article 12 and or Article 13 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 12 of 2022 regarding the Crime of Sexual Violence (TPKS).