Husband Who Was Reported By His Wife On Allegation Of Rape, Had Threatened His Daughter With A Machete To Want To Follow His Lust

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Depok Metro Police AKBP Yogen Heroes Baruno carried out the case of a father raping his biological child/ Photo: IST

DEPOK – The Women and Children Protection Unit (PPA) of the Depok Metro Police finally arrested A alias Ateng (43), for the alleged molestation of his own 11-year-old biological child.

In front of the police, Ateng admitted that he had committed this act four times, since 2021.

The Head of Criminal Investigation at the Depok Metro Police, AKBP Yogen Heroes Baruno, said the suspect had fled to the Leuwiliang area, Bogor Regency before being arrested.

“We received a report from a mother about her child allegedly being raped by her own biological father. Then we do an investigation. And last Monday, we arrested Ateng, who confessed to his actions, from 2021 until February 2022," explained Yogen to reporters, Tuesday, February 1.

Yogen also revealed that the suspect acted out of lust when he saw the victim. Even while carrying out the action, the suspect threatened to use a sharp weapon such as a machete to comply with his wishes.

"The suspect admitted that he had raped four times, while the victim himself admitted that he had more than 20. We can develop further details regarding the number of times. We will add witnesses, including counseling the victim. The victim is now experiencing psychological trauma," he said. .

The suspect was charged with article 81, Law 17 of 2016 concerning the protection of children with a threat of 15 years in prison.

In addition, because the suspect is the victim's biological father, the sentence given can also be increased by a third of the sentence.

The evidence that was seized was a sharp weapon, a machete and two bed sheets.

"He is charged with article 81, Law 17, 2016 concerning child protection, a maximum of 15 years. However, because there is a special verse if the suspect is a guardian or parent, a third of the maximum sentence will be added later," he said.

Meanwhile, the biological mother of the victim's initials DH said that she was the witness when her husband touched her daughter's genitals.

"I saw it with my own eyes on February 24, holding my child's genitals. I was staying at my mother's house," said DH.

DH also revealed that his daughter was experiencing psychological trauma.

"Now his son is really traumatized and afraid to meet other people, especially his own father. While under pressure because he is often threatened every time he doesn't want to serve his father's lecherous desires with a machete and a knife to his neck," he said.