A Girl Was Forced By Her Biological Father In Sumbawa

Police officers showed the suspect was forced by his eldest daughter with the initials SA (right) before undergoing detention at the Sumbawa Police Detention Center, NTB, Saturday (6/1/2024). (Between/HO-Polres Sumbawa)

JAKARTA - The Sumbawa Resort Police, West Nusa Tenggara revealed the case of a father with the initials SA alias Usman (40) who was suspected of assaulting his eldest daughter.

Head of the Satreskrim Polres Sumbawa Iptu Regi Halili by telephone from Mataram, Sunday, said the case was revealed by making arrests and detentions of SA, who is now a suspect.

"So, from the results of the investigation that we have carried out, evidence has been found that strengthens the SA suspect in committing a criminal act of sexual violence against his eldest child from the age of 6 years until the last time the victim was in the second grade of high school in 2022," said Regi, as quoted by Antara.

Investigators named SA as a suspect by applying the allegations of Article 81 paragraph (1) and paragraph (3) in conjunction with Article 76D or Article 82 paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) jo. Article 76E of Law No. 17 of 2016 concerning Stipulation of Government Regulation in Lieu of Law Number 1 of 2016 concerning the second amendment to Law No. 23 of 2002 concerning Child Protection into Law.

"We have detained the person concerned (the suspect) at the Sumbawa Police Detention Center," he said.

He explained that his party had handled this case since the victim came to report to the Sumbawa Police in April 2023.

"When he came to report, the victim's condition was severely depressed, apart from this case, the victim was confused because her mother died, so we took the initiative to bring in a psychologist to help first recover the victim's condition," he said.

In addition to getting assistance from psychologists, he said, the family also actively took the victim to a mental hospital for treatment.

"Just November 2023 yesterday, the mental hospital stated that the victim's condition was stable, had calmed down and could be questioned," said Regi.

With his condition starting to stabilize, the victim then agreed to provide information to the police by conveying that the last time his biological father committed a forced act in May 2022 in the victim's boarding house room.