Stuck In The Economy, Mother In Sidoarjo Sells Her Daughter To A Mashern Man, Forces Birth Control Injections To Avoid Getting Pregnant

SURABAYA - A woman in Sidoarjo Regency, East Java, was arrested by the police. The woman with the initials E, 35, sells her child who is still underage to serve a masher.

"In a week this child serves about 2 or 3 three sexual relations transactions," said Sidoarjo Police Chief, Kombes Kusumo Wahyu Bintoro, Friday, June 3.

Kusumo explained that perpetrator E sold his son to a masher through WhatsApp until the transaction process took place. It is known that the victim was 15 years old.

"The rate offered by his mother is IDR 500 thousand to IDR 700 thousand per transaction," he said.

Perpetrator E, said Kusumo, provided a place to have sex with his daughter in a boarding room in the Sidoarjo Regency. This incident was revealed in Operation Pekat Semeru 2022.

"On Saturday, May 28, 2022, the Satreskrim team from the Sidoarjo Police carried out a raid on a boarding house that was used as a venue for prostitution of minors," he said.

During the raid, the police arrested E, who was trafficking his daughter and other pieces of evidence. The mother was also proven to inject her daughter's family planning to prevent pregnancy after serving guests.

"So, this child was forced to give birth control injections in order not to get pregnant," he said.

According to the mother's confession, the motive until she had the heart to sell her own daughter was because of the economic crush. The money earned from prostitution is used to provide for her daughter's daily life and school fees.

The suspect, E, is subject to a maximum imprisonment of 10 years, in accordance with Article 88 in conjunction with Article 76 I of Law no. 35 of 2014 concerning Amendments to Law No. 23 of 2002 concerning Child Protection.