Know On Social Media, Women Become Rape Victims In Malang

Illustration of qual sex violence in women (ANTARA)

Malang City Resort Police (Polresta), East Java, threatened a 33-year-old man with the initials HK from Sukun District, Malang City with a prison sentence of 12 years, for raping a woman with the initials ER (22) a resident of Blitar Regency, East Java, known through social media. Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of Malang City Police, Kompol Danang Yudanto, said that his party ensnared the suspect under Article 285 of the Criminal Code (KUHP) for his actions. "The perpetrator was threatened with a maximum prison sentence of 12 years," said Danang, quoted by ANTARA, Friday, May 24. Danang explained that the victim and the perpetrator had previously been acquainted through social media for approximately 5 months, then at that time the victim came from the Blitar Regency area to Malang City to look for work on May 8, 2024. While in Malang City, he continued, the victim contacted the suspect through the Whatsapp messaging application. The victim at that time said that there was a document that was left behind, thus hampering the work search process. "The suspect then picked up the victim approximately 18.00 WIB and offered to escort the victim to Blitar. However, the suspect stopped at the house of one of his colleague and asked the victim to watch the bull show until 01.00 WIB," he said. After watching the bull show, the victim invited the suspect to go straight to Blitar Regency to retrieve the documents. After the victim ate the food, however, the perpetrator then bribed the victim.

"Until finally there was a rape incident accompanied by threats to the victim. The victim was also beaten four times," he said. Getting a report of the incident, Malang City Police personnel then arrested the suspect on May 9, 2024 in the Malang City Square area. Currently, the suspect is being held at the Malang City Police Detention Center.