The Belu Police have detained one suspect in a child sexual abuse\ncase involving a 16-year-old victim, which occurred on January 9,\n2026.<\/p>\n
The suspect, identified as RM, 22, had fled to Timor Leste and was\narrested on Monday (February 23).<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, RM, who was previously on the wanted list, was detained after\nquestioning at 2:30 PM local time,\u201d said the Head of Public Relations at\nthe Belu Police, Iptu Agus Haryono, on Wednesday (February 25).<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the other suspect, PK, 23, an alumnus of Indonesian Idol\n2025, was not detained. \u201cHe was not detained due to his cooperative\nattitude during the investigation. PK\u2019s parents will act as guarantors\nduring the investigation process, and he is required to report to the\nChild and Family Protection Unit (PPA) of the Belu Police twice a week,\nevery Tuesday and Thursday,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The other suspect, RS, has not yet responded to the police summons\nand will be summoned again. \u201cRS will be summoned for the second time,\u201d\nhe explained.<\/p>\n
In this case, investigators from the Belu Police are applying Article\n473 paragraph (4) of the Criminal Code, as amended by Law Number 1 of\n2026 on Amendments to Criminal Law, or Article 81 paragraph (2) of\nIndonesian Law Number 17 of 2016 on Child Protection, with a maximum\nprison sentence of 15 years, as well as Article 415 paragraph b of the\nCriminal Code, with a maximum prison sentence of 9 years. (I-2)<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/one-suspect-in-child-sexual-abuse-case-detained-indonesian-idol-2025-alumnus-required-to-report-to-police-1772049333", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }