Kiai The Suspect Of Sexual Violence At The Jember Islamic Boarding School Was Charged With A Layered Article

Jember Police Chief AKBP Hery Purnomo (centrally) explained cases of sexual violence committed by pesantren caregivers at a press conference held at the Jember Police Headquarters/ANTARA

Jember Resort Police investigators applied multiple layers of articles against the caretaker of the Islamic boarding school with the initials Kiai FM who was a suspect in a case of sexual violence that occurred in his Islamic boarding school environment in Mangaran Village, Jember Regency, East Java. The caretaker of the boarding school was charged with Article 82 Paragraph (1) and (2) in conjunction with Article 76 letter E of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 17 of 2017 concerning the Stipulation of Perppu Number 1 of 2016 concerning the Second Amendment to Law Number 23 of 2002 concerning Child Protection, and or Article 6 letter c in conjunction with Article 15 letter b, letter c, letter d, letter g, letter i of Law no. 12 of 2022 concerning the Crime of Sexual Violence or Article 294 Paragraph (2) of the Criminal Code. "With a maximum penalty of 15 years for the Child Protection Act, then 12 years for the Law on the Crime of Sexual Violence, and the threat of a sentence of 7 years for Article 294 of the Criminal Code," said Jember Police Chief AKBP Hery Purnomo in a press conference held at the Jember Police Headquarters, Antara, Friday, January 20. According to him, the cases of sexual violence occurred in December 2022 and January 2023 with the suspect's mode of obscenity against the victim in a studio room located in the boarding school environment. "There are four victims, but we cannot name them or initials," he said. Based on the results of the investigation and investigation, he continued, investigators have named FM as a suspect in a sexual violence case and has been detained at the Jember Police Headquarters. "Investigators have also coordinated with the Jember Women's Empowerment, Child Protection and Family Planning Service (DP3AKB) regarding child assistance," he said. The Jember Police have also asked for statements from a number of expert witnesses, both criminal and psychological experts, and religious experts from the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) to add evidence and clarify the case. "We have also secured 10 items of evidence including electronic goods, namely CCTV, cell phones, and laptops," he said. The Jember Police Chief, after delivering a statement at the press conference, immediately left without responding to a number of journalists' questions who wanted to dig deeper into the disclosure of the case. "Yes, that's all the news. Later in court," said Hery briefly while leaving the press conference room. Based on information in the field, as many as 18 witnesses have been questioned by investigators at the Jember Police Women and Children Protection Unit (PPA) in cases of alleged sexual abuse and violence committed by caregiver Kiai FM Islamic boarding school to a number of students, including minor students.