Capital Of Rp. 10 Thousand, Youth In Aceh Abuse Minors

The perpetrator of child molestation in Aceh, RM (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Banda Aceh Police arrested RM (23), a man from Bireuen Regency, Aceh, who was staying at a shelter in Banda Aceh for sexually abusing an eight year old child.

"This incident is known by the victim's report to his parents, so he asked local residents to help arrest the perpetrators," said the Head of the Police Criminal Investigation Unit of Banda Aceh AKP M Ryan Citra Yudha, in Banda Aceh, reported by Antara, Wednesday, January 10.

Ryan said, the perpetrator RM had abused three minors, and this last boy was his third victim.

"Two other victims had the same thing done by the perpetrator, but the perpetrator could no longer remember who the victim was," he said.

Meanwhile, Head of PPA Banda Aceh Police, Ipda Puti Rahmadiani, said the incident started when the perpetrator was outside the house. Suddenly the victim passed by on a bicycle and asked the victim for the address of the shop.

"A few moments later, the perpetrator RM gave money to the victim amounting to Rp.10 thousand, and invited the victim to accompany him to take the cellphone left in the room, with the perpetrator's seduction, the victim entered the room occupied by the perpetrator," said Puti.

After the perpetrator carried out the action, the victim moved out of the house and left the halfway house, and reported the incident that happened to him to his parents.

"The victim's parents and residents immediately went to the location where RM lived and arrested RM, and handed over to the authorities to account for his actions accompanied by evidence of pink black trousers," he said.

Currently the perpetrator RM is in the Banda Aceh Police detention to take responsibility for his actions.

The perpetrator was charged under Article 47 of the Aceh Qanun Number 6 of 2014 concerning the Law of Jinayat with the threat of being lashed 90 times or a fine of 900 grams of pure gold, or imprisonment for 90 months.