Yogyakarta Police Arrested JL (24), A Private Elementary School Teacher (SD) In Yogyakarta City, A Suspect In A Molestation Case Against A Number Of His Students. Teachers Who Molested Elementary School Students And Teach Open BO In Yogyakarta Arrested By Police

Yogyakarta Police Chief Kombes Aditya Surya Dharma (central) showed evidence of a molestation case against elementary school students in Yogyakarta during a press conference at the Yogyakarta Police Headquarters, Monday (15/1/2024) (ANTARA/Luqman Hakim)

Yogyakarta Police arrested JL (24), a private elementary school teacher (SD) in Yogyakarta City, a suspect in a case of sexual abuse against a number of his students.

Yogyakarta Police Chief Kombes Aditya Surya Dharma said JL was arrested at his residence in the Sleman area, DIY on Friday (12/1).

"Those who meet the elements (victims of sexual abuse JL) there are five consisting of four men and one woman aged between 11 and 12 years," Aditya said as quoted by Antara, Monday, January 15.

The obscenity case was revealed after the Yogyakarta Police received a report from the attorneys of the victims on January 8, 2023.

JL, who is a teacher of content creators, was reported on suspicion of sexual harassment or violence against 15 of its students, ranging from holding vital tools and forcing victims to watch pornographic videos, as well as teaching children to use applications that provide commercial sex worker services.

After an investigation and investigation was carried out by examining 20 witnesses, said Aditya, JL was suspected of committing obscene acts against five of his students during class hours from August 1 to October 2023.

"The suspect JL, who is one of the teachers at the school, committed inappropriate acts against his students by holding the body parts of the student," he said.

Aditya revealed that the suspect's opezan mode of action was to take advantage of his position as a teacher and then approach the victims by inviting them to talk.

"Talking, getting close to the victim, then suddenly committing the obscene act," he said.

The teacher, according to Kombes Aditya, admitted to committing obscene acts by threatening his students using a knife.

"Regarding watching (adult films) and others, the suspect has not acknowledged. This is still being investigated, but the children admit it happened," he said.

Although initially reported victims amounted to 15 children, based on an in-depth study that met the elements as victims of sexual abuse, only five children.

The police team searched and arrested JL on January 12, 2023 at 20.00 WIB at his home in the Sleman area by confiscating a number of evidences including a knife, including five clothes belonging to students of the victim of sexual abuse.

Aditya said the police would still investigate the possibility of the suspect having an abnormality.

For his actions, JL was charged with Article 76 E in conjunction with Article 82 paragraph (2) UURI Number 17 of 2016 concerning Stipulation of Perppu Number 1 of 2016 concerning the Second Amendment to UURI Number 23 of 2002 concerning Child Protection into Law with a minimum imprisonment of five years and a maximum of 15 years and a maximum fine of IDR 5 billion.