SIDOARJO - The Criminal Investigation Unit Team of the Sidoarjo Police, East Java arrested a perpetrator with the initials RF who is suspected of committing violence against his own child who is still a toddler.

Sidoarjo City Police Chief Kombes Kusumo Wahyu Bintoro said the perpetrator admitted that he had the heart to do this because he often lost in online games.

"So the perpetrator admitted defeat when playing an online game. Then his son became an outlet," he said at the Sidoarjo Police Headquarters, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, July 13.

Kombes Kusumo said the perpetrator vented his emotions on the underage child. The perpetrator lost control, while angry and then hit the back of his son once using the right palm and his child's face was slapped with clothes.

"The incident of physical violence against the child was carried out by RF, at his house in Tulangan, Sidoarjo, on June 29, 2021 in the afternoon. It started when he came home from work when he arrived home, knowing that the house was in disarray and his child had not bathed," he said.

Then, said the Police Chief, the perpetrator took his son to take a bath, but he didn't want to cry. Until the perpetrator quarreled with his wife. Being carried away by emotions, RF forced his son to keep bathing by forcibly removing the child's clothes.

"From there, RF used physical violence on his child who didn't want to be told to take a bath. The victim's clothes were forcibly removed, then the back of the back was hit once with the right hand while saying loudly to the child. It didn't stop, RF still beat the victim's face with clothes," said the Police Chief. Sidoarjo Police Commissioner Kusumo Wahyu Bintoro.

Previously, a 17-second video circulated on social media recording the physical violence of a father (RF) on his child who was still a toddler. Following up on the viral video, the Satreskrim Polresta Sidoarjo (through the Women and Children Protection Unit) moved quickly to uncover this case.

The Police Chief said that the Sidoarjo Police Satreskrim officers managed to arrest RF the biological father of the victim, on July 11, 2021, at his parents' house in Tanggulangin.

Even a post-mortem has been carried out on the victim, there are injuries to the ears, cheeks and head. Therefore, as a suspect in physical violence against minors, RF is now behind bars.

"The threat of punishment for RF is a maximum of three years and six months. As referred to in Article 80 of UURI No. 35 of 2014 concerning Amendments to Indonesian Law No. 23 of 2002 on child protection," he said.


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