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Screenshot of YS perpetrators when entering Jambi Hospital some time ago/ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Jambi Province Mental Hospital stated that the young mother with the initials YS (25) who was suspected of being the perpetrator of sexual harassment against dozens of children in Jambi City did not experience a mental disorder. "The result (the examination from RSJ Jambi, ed) has been released, has not experienced any mental disorders," said Head of Sub-Division of Public Relations of the Jambi Regional Police Kompol Mas Edy in Jambi, Antara, Friday, March 3. Mas Edy said the file for this harassment case was in stage one, namely sending case files from investigators to the public prosecutor. The prosecutor has time to check the completeness of the file and later the results of the examination will be submitted to the Jambi Police investigators. For now, the alleged perpetrator of abuse of dozens of children is being held at the Jambi Police Headquarters. The alleged sexual harassment case by YS against dozens of children occurred in Rawasari Village, Alam Barajo District, Jambi City. Dozens of children who became victims then reported the perpetrators to the Jambi Police on February 3, 2023. On the other hand, the perpetrator YS also admitted to being a victim of abuse from eight children and reported them back to the Jambi Police. Meanwhile, as many as 10 children who were abused had undergone mental rehabilitation at the Sentra Alyatama Children's Rehabilitation Center and now they have returned to their respective homes. In investigating this case, the police also found "adult" photos and videos of YS's cell phone. Director of the General Criminal Investigation of the Jambi Police, Kombes Andri Ananta Yudhistira, said that this evidence was revealed during the examination of the suspect in the last few days. However, the YS perpetrator during the examination did not recognize the adult photo and video evidence as his.