3 Male Santri, Principal Of Islamic Boarding School In Labuhanbatu, North Sumatra Arrested

PIXABAY ILLUSTRATION

MEDAN - The Labuhanbatu Police Criminal Investigation Unit team, North Sumatra, arrested the principal of a boarding school in South Labuhanbatu Regency (Labusel).

The man with the initials AAD (53) was arrested for molesting 3 male students at the boarding school he cares for.

Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Labuhanbatu Police, AKP Rusdi Marzuki, said the three students who were victims were still in their teens.

AKP Rusdi explained that the obscenity incident occurred in January 2022. At that time, the victim's family reported it to the police

"There was a complaint that there was sexual abuse from the suspect. So the victim's brother made a report to our place," said AKP Rusdi, Friday, February 11.

Based on the report, the police investigated the case and arrested the perpetrator.

"We are investigating, we are completing all witnesses, we just arrested them last night, Thursday, February 10," he explained.

AKP Rusdi explained, from the results of the interim examination, this was the first time the victim had experienced an immoral act. In carrying out the action, the perpetrator asked the victim to go to his farm.

"He said (the victims) had only recently been (abused). The method at that time was he brought (the victim) to the garden to clean up," said Rusdi.

"After clearing the field, the perpetrator asked the victim to rest. That's where there was sexual abuse," he continued.

Currently, he said, the perpetrator has been detained at the Labuhanbatu Police Headquarters. The perpetrator will be subject to article 82 paragraph 2 of the child protection law.

"The threat of imprisonment is 12 years," said AKP Rusdi.