Paternity case to be settled privately<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): While city police are still investigating the
\ncase, a local female physician and an American expatriate, who
\nthe physician has alleged is the father of her three-and-a-half
\nyear old son, have decided to solve the case privately.<\/p>\n
The decision, to be contained in a document to be signed next
\nweek, was reached in a meeting between the physician, Sri Rahayu,
\n36, and two representatives of Mark Thomas Rex, 37, an English
\nlanguage instructor.<\/p>\n
A reliable source told The Jakarta Post yesterday that the
\nfriendly dialog constitutes major progress, ending the heated war
\nbetween the two parties, as has appeared in many local media
\npublications.<\/p>\n
The source said that Rex is willing to have a DNA test, as
\nrequested by Sri Rahayu, known as Yayuk, in order to prove
\nwhether he is the real father of Gerry Indrabayu Rukmana, who has
\nCaucasian features.<\/p>\n
The agreement would also state, that whatever the final result
\nof the DNA test, Yayuk has no rights to force Rex to admit his
\npaternity of Gerry, as required by the existing laws, the source
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
\"Only Rex can decide whether he wants to accept Gerry as his
\nson or not,\" one of the representatives said.<\/p>\n
City police appreciated the two parties' plan to end the
\ndispute.<\/p>\n
\"Even I do not know the latest progress in the investigation
\nof that case. Their plan is a good idea not only for the both of
\nthem, but also for the boy,\" City Police spokesman Lt. Col.
\nBambang Haryoko told the Post yesterday.<\/p>\n
As of yesterday, Rex still could not be reached for comment.<\/p>\n
\"He has no teaching schedule this week,\" a secretary at the
\nlanguage center told the Post by phone.<\/p>\n
Yayuk believes that the father of her son, born on Dec. 3,
\n1991, is Rex.<\/p>\n
Based on Yayuk's version, Rex drove her and her friend Marina
\nto his house after the three spent several hours at the Oscar pub
\non Jl. Falatehan, South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
\"Because I got drunk, I was not aware of anything until I
\nfound myself laying naked on the dirty floor of a room, probably
\na storeroom, in the house,\" she said.<\/p>\n
A month after the incident, Yayuk found herself pregnant.<\/p>\n
As she was unable to find Rex's house, Yayuk decided to keep
\nquiet about the matter and married her longstanding fiance, Ferry
\nSatria, in June 1991.<\/p>\n
Realizing \"his baby\" was of mixed ancestry, Ferry refused to
\naccept the child as his and immediately divorced Yayuk.<\/p>\n
Yayuk discovered Rex's whereabouts later but he kept refusing
\nto accept the boy. Yayuk reported the case to city police in
\nNovember, 1992.<\/p>\n
The case appeared again after Yayuk revealed the story to
\nseveral local media.<\/p>\n
\"I don't want to marry him. I don't need even a cent from
\nhim,\" Yayuk said.<\/p>\n
\"What I need is his written statement, legalized by authorized
\nofficials, stating that he is the father of my son. That's all,\"
\nshe said. (bsr)<\/p>",
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