Anggta Police Perpetrator Of Rape 2 Children In Kaimana Arrested

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A police officer with the initials MEP, suspected of raping two children aged 13 years and 14 years in Kaimana Regency, West Papua, was arrested.

Head of Satreskrim Polsor (Polres) Kaimana AKP Boby Rahman said the perpetrator was arrested by the West Seram Police, Maluku.

"After we found out his position, we immediately coordinated with the local police for the arrest," said Boby as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, February 24.

The perpetrators will be picked up by the Propam Section Team and the Kaimana Police Satreskrim to account for the acts of sexual violence that have been committed.

Eight people have been questioned by investigators as witnesses to support the interests of investigations and investigations, including the title of the suspect determination case.

"Tomorrow (Tuesday) if there are no problems, we will go to Seram to pick up the perpetrators for an examination," explained Boby.

Based on the statements of a number of witnesses examined, he said, MEP was conscious or not under the influence of alcoholic beverages when committing a criminal act of forced violence.

Another evidence obtained by investigators from the results of the visum et repartum, contained lacerations on the genitals of the two victims so that it was concluded that sexual violence had occurred.

"The results of the post-mortem are supporting evidence, and we conclude that it is true that sexual intercourse has occurred," said Boby.

Penyidik Satreskrim akan menghadirkan sejumlah saksi ahli seperti, saksi ahli psikologi, dan saksi ahli dari Pemberdayaan Perempuan dan Perlindungan Anak.

Perpetrators of rape of minors are charged with Law Number 35 of 2014 concerning Child Protection, and the threat of imprisonment is around 5-15 years.

"We present several expert witnesses to support the statements of other witnesses that we have questioned," said Boby.

Head of the Propam Section of the Kaimana Police, IPDA Ronny Sabandar, emphasized that his party was processing violations of the professional code of ethics for unscrupulous members of the forced perpetrators.

The perpetrators were not only reported about the crime of rape but were involved in several cases, such as family neglect and abuse.

"According to the plan, this week we will hold a trial for violating the code of ethics," said Ronny.

According to him, members who violate the code of ethics face up to four years in prison, and can be dishonorably dismissed if it happens repeatedly.

The Propam Section is tasked with filing demands in the trial process, so that all decisions are under the authority of the Kaimana Police Code of Ethics Commission.

"We Propam are only tasked with prosecuting such as the Prosecutor, who decided later the Code of Ethics Commission," said Ronny.

A member of the police for the rape perpetrator applied for permission to leave the area before the victim's family reported the case to the Kaimana Police SPKT, on February 20, 2025.

One of the victim's parents who refused to be named explained that the two victims were wanted by the family because they had disappeared from their homes since February 17, 2025, it turned out that both of them were detained on suspicion of theft.

The two victims also received persecution from unscrupulous members of the Kaimana Police, the alleged perpetrator, before the forced incident occurred in two different locations.