Gorontalo Police Denies SP3 Cases Of Sexual Harassment Of Ex-Rector Of UNOGO As A Result Of The Slow Determination Of Suspects

Head of Public Relations of the Gorontalo Police, Kombes Pol. Desmont Harjendro. (ANTARA/Zulkifli Polimengo)

GORONTALO - Gorontalo Police denied that the issue of sexual harassment cases involving former Chancellor of the Gorontalo Nahdlatul Ulama University (UNUGO) was stopped due to the issuance of an Investigation Termination Order (SP3).

The Head of Public Relations of the Gorontalo Police, Kombes Pol. Desmont Harjendro confirmed that this case would continue. He said the Gorontalo Police had examined witnesses in the alleged sexual violence case that occurred in the campus environment.

Meanwhile, the victim's attorney, Nismawati Male, said that the case had gone up to the investigation stage since May 14, 2024, but until now there has been no determination of the suspect.

All witnesses and various stages of the process have been passed by his client, even the victim has undergone two local psychologist examinations and one forensic psychologist examination from Surabaya.

He said the Women and Children Protection Unit (UPPA) stated that the results of the forensic psychologist's examination determined whether or not the case went up.

"Meanwhile, in Article 6 of the Law on the Crime of Sexual Violence (UU TPKS) there is no element that causes trauma or other psychological disorders, so this article only focuses on the actions of the perpetrators, not on the impact the victims feel," he said in Gorontalo, Friday, August 9, which was confiscated by Antara.

In addition to the perpetrator's actions, the victim had more than one eye witness who knew and saw firsthand at the time of the incident.

He revealed that this case could have an impact on other TPKS cases, both in education and in the general public, so it needs to be handled carefully and seriously.

"The act of sexual harassment cannot be normalized on the basis of a person's habits," he concluded.