The case of sexual harassment allegedly committed by unscrupulous teachers has occurred again in North Kalimantan Province (Kaltara).
This time, a teacher at a State Vocational High School (SMKN) in Malinau Regency, was suspected of sexually harassing his student.
Anggota DPRD Kabupaten Malinau, Ngihan Dermawan, mengatakan kasus pelecehan tersebut diketahui pihaknya telah dilaporkan ke pihak Kepolisian atau Polres Malinau.
"We, from Commission I and III of the Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) of Malinau Regency, are very concerned about the incident. For this reason, we ask that this case be revealed clearly by the Police," said Ngihan, Tuesday, January 14.
Ngihan explained that his party had also confirmed the case to SMKN.
"From the reports we received, there were 10 students who were victims of sexual harassment. Ironically, the teacher is suspected of being an ASN (state civil servant)," he explained.
"Because this SMK has the authority to be in the North Kalimantan Provincial Education and Culture Office, we ask the relevant agencies in Kaltara Province to act decisively against these unscrupulous teachers," said Ngihan.
Meanwhile, the Director of General Criminal Investigation (Dirreskrimum) of the Kaltara Police, Kombes Bambang Wiriawan, confirmed the incident when it was confirmed.
The Regional Police through the Malinau Police have also received a report and handled a case involving an ASN teacher with the initials N
"This case has been handled by the Malinau Police, this SMK teacher has undergone an intensive examination. As a result, this teacher has been named a suspect," said Kombes Bambang Wiriawan.
From the results of the examination by the Malinau Police Satreskrim, as many as 10 students have provided information and one of them has officially reported the alleged harassment.
"The alleged victim is about 10 people. One of them reported being physically abused, such as being grabbed and held by the perpetrator, even the face of this teacher was brought closer to the student," he explained.
In addition to allegations of physical harassment, other students provide information about verbal abuse.
"The police have secured evidence in the form of screenshots of conversations between the alleged perpetrator and several students," he said.
"The reported party also admitted that several conversations and chat evidence were still stored by the victims," he said.
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