Already Arrested, A Man Selling Minors In Pondok Gede Turns Out To Be 17 Years Old

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BEKASI Polres Metro Bekasi Kota dikabarkan telah menangkap pelaku Tindak Pidana Penjualan Orang (TPPO) atas nama Daniel (17). Kasat Reskrim Polres Metro Bekasi Kota Muhammad Firdaus mengatakan, Daniel ditangkap di kawasan Pondok Gede, Kota Bekasi, Jumat, 12 Januari, pukul 00.30 WIB.

Kasat revealed that his members secured Daniel not far from the crime scene (TKP), a rented house that was used as a place for prostitution for minors.

"Successfully arrested on Friday, January 12, at 00.30 WIB in Pondok Gede not far from the crime scene for exploitation of children," said Firdaus when confirmed, Friday, January 12.

Firdaus detailed the chronology of the incident. It started when the victim became acquainted with the perpetrator through an online application in June 2023. They continued to communicate until finally in October 2023 the two promised to meet.

"The victim was promised a vacation to Bali, together with OMA, who said the perpetrator was his grandmother. Finally, the victim agreed and made an appointment to meet the perpetrator," he said.

When meeting, the victim was offered a job as a booking order (BO) woman to serve a masher. However, the victim had rejected the offer.

"The perpetrator forced to say, "It's half-hearted to have come here, you really have the heart". At that time the position of the victim and the perpetrator was on their way to the OMA salon using a motorbike, "he said.

Arriving at the scene, the victim met with OMA, the perpetrator's grandmother. At that time, OMA also invited the victim to work in his place by giving the lure of a big salary.

The victim finally accepted the job. Moreover, at that time the victim was fighting with her biological mother.

There, sister OMA said, "I've worked here first. Later I'll go to Bali. Here, the work is BO. There's Sarah and Intan too. If the salary is easy, the place to live has also been prepared. Later, when you get a lot of money, you can go home. You can transfer the mother (the victim's mother)," said Kasat imitating the victim's words, who at that time was being persuaded by the perpetrator's grandmother.

After receiving the job, the victim began to be documented by Daniel. The results of the photos were used as a profile for Michat's online application as a BO woman. The perpetrator sold the victim to serve guests in the amount of Rp. 300 thousand.

'300 thousand to the masher. The money was handed over to Daniel. The victim only got 50 thousand. The rest is held by Daniel, "explained Kasat.