Cases Of Father Sexual Violence To Children In Blitar, Minister Of Social Affairs Intervenes To Provide Protection

Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini was in Blitar, East Java. The Ministry of Social Affairs provides assistance and empowerment to children of victims of forced father in Blitar. (ANTARA)

BLITAR - Minister of Social Affairs (Mensos) Tri Rismaharini visited children victims of sexual violence in Blitar Regency, East Java, to provide support for recovery as well as assistance for basic needs to empowerment, so that victims remain eager to fight for a better life.

"We provide support. Previously we conducted an assessment, it turns out that the environment is also quite supportive," said Social Minister Risma as quoted by ANTARA, Sunday, March 2.

The Minister of Social Affairs provided assistance in the form of basic needs such as basic food packages, cleaning equipment, additional nutrition, and school supplies for the child. Meanwhile, entrepreneurship assistance is provided with business support in the form of culinary penyet chicken given through the victim's brother.

"We are also supported by village heads, regents, medical officers, who all helped. We hope that this strengthening will not only be useful for victims, but also for brothers or even their mothers when they return from abroad," said the Minister of Social Affairs.

A father in Blitar, YK (44), has committed sexual violence several times against his son who is still in sixth grade so that the victim is now pregnant. The criminal act was carried out when the perpetrator's wife or mother of the victim was not at home, because she worked as an Indonesian Migrant Worker (PMI) abroad.

Responding to the incident, the Ministry of Social Affairs Team through the Integrated Center Prof. Dr. Soeharso Surakarta conducted an assessment of the victim. The team consisting of social workers and psychologists also facilitated victims for psychiatric services and obstetricians to childbirth costs.

The Minister of Social Affairs also hopes that there will be no bullying against the victims. "I ask that we all support the child so that he can be strong in continuing his life," said the Minister of Social Affairs.

Blitar Regent Rini Syarifah welcomes the collaboration of the Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) in efforts to empower women in Blitar Regency.

With that, the hope is that mothers do not have to leave their children at home to become PMI abroad. This sees the fact that Blitar Regency is the second district in Indonesia to contribute the largest number of PMIs.

"We hope that this will not happen again. By reducing the PMI number at least at the central level of the Ministry of Social Affairs, we ask that our PMI abroad not to return there and empowerment here is strengthened again," said the Regent.

He also thanked the Ministry of Social Affairs for supporting victims in the recovery process.