Threatening Victims Using Airsoft Gun, Legal Advocate For Rape Of A 14-Year-Old Boy At A Hotel In The Serang Area

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SERANG A legal advocate was detained at the Banten Police on charges of sexual abuse and rape of minors. Head of Sub-Directorate IV Renakta Ditreskrimum Polda Banten Kompol Herlia Hartarani said the perpetrator with the initials JM (43), he was detained on the police report LP/B/308/XI/SPKT.I DITRESKRIMUM/2023/Polda Banten.

"The detention was carried out in accordance with the police report, which was reported by the victim's mother SA (42), on Wednesday, November 15, at 17.14 WIB," Herlia said in a written statement, Thursday, December 6.

Herlia explained that the rape was carried out by JM at a hotel in the Serang area, Banten.

"That in November 2022 at a hotel in Serang City, there has been a criminal act of sexual intercourse and/or obscene acts against children committed by the suspect JM. At that time the victim was still 14 years old," said Herlia.

According to the victim's witness, continued Herlia, the victim was persuaded and threatened by the suspect with an airsoft gun.

"Based on the testimony of the victim's witness, the incident began with the victim being persuaded by giving a cellphone and being threatened using an air softgun. Then the suspect committed immoral acts against the victim or forced him to have sex like a husband and wife several times. This incident resulted in the victim experiencing trauma and, then the victim's parents reported to the Banten Police SPKT," explained Herlia.

"Some of the evidence that was secured from the incident were the victim's elementary school diploma, the victim's birth certificate, a family card, the victim's clothes used at the time of the incident, the perpetrator's identity card as an advocate and the perpetrator's advocate pin," explained Herlia.

"JM was arrested on Wednesday 6 December 2023 at around 17.14 WIB. The Banten Police Ditreskrimum investigator team managed to secure the perpetrator JM in one of the housing complexes in Walantaka District, Serang City, Banten," said Herlia.

Herlia stated that currently the perpetrator has been named a suspect after undergoing a number of legal proceedings.

"After the appointment, the Banten Police Ditreskrimum investigator team conducted a case for determining the suspect, at around 02.00 WIB after the title of the perpetrator was named a suspect and detained at the Banten Police Detention Center," he said.

The perpetrators were charged with Article 81 in conjunction with Article 76d and/or Article 82 in conjunction with Article 76e of Law Number 17 of 2016 concerning child protection with a maximum penalty of 15 years and a maximum fine of IDR 5 billion.