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        "msgid": "ugm-confirms-advisor-of-little-aresha-yogyakarta-daycare-is-active-lecturer-1777261889",
        "date": "2026-04-27 10:04:57",
        "title": "UGM Confirms Advisor of Little Aresha Yogyakarta Daycare is Active Lecturer",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) has confirmed that Cahyaningrum Dewojati, an active lecturer at the university, serves as an advisor to the Little Aresha Daycare foundation in Yogyakarta in her personal capacity, with no institutional ties to UGM. Police have named 13 suspects, including the foundation head, school principal, and caregivers, in an alleged child abuse case at the facility, where 53 children were reportedly mistreated inhumanely, such as being bound. UGM expressed deep concern and empathy for the victims and families, pledging to monitor the case and support legal processes while upholding child protection principles.",
        "content": "<p>Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) has confirmed that the advisor to the\nLittle Aresha Daycare foundation in Umbulharjo, Yogyakarta, Cahyaningrum\nDewojati, is one of its active lecturers. The name and photo of\nCahyaningrum as an advisor to Little Aresha had previously circulated on\nsocial media. \u201cRegarding the information stating that the Advisor to the\nLittle Aresha Yogyakarta Foundation is one of our university\u2019s\nlecturers, we can confirm that the individual is indeed an active\nlecturer involved in managing the daycare in a personal capacity,\u201d said\nUGM Spokesperson I Made Andi Arsana in a statement on Monday (27\/4).\nTherefore, Made Andi stated, UGM as an institution has no relations\nwhatsoever with the Little Aresha Daycare Foundation. UGM also expressed\ndeep concern over the alleged violence occurring in the Little Aresha\nDaycare environment. The university conveyed sincere empathy to the\nsurvivors, particularly the children, and the affected families. Made\nAndi emphasised the campus\u2019s stance in complying with regulations,\nrespecting, and fully supporting the ongoing legal process. \u201cWe also\nuphold the principles of objectivity and commitment to child protection.\nIn line with that, we continue to monitor the developments of this case\nclosely and are ready to take follow-up steps in UGM\u2019s capacity based on\napplicable provisions,\u201d he said. Police have named 13 individuals as\nsuspects in the alleged violence at the child daycare Little Aresha.\nYogyakarta Police Chief, Kombes Pol Eva Guna Pandia, stated that the\nnaming of suspects was based on the case review conducted on Saturday\n(25\/4) night. \u201cWe have named 13 temporary suspects, consisting of one\nfoundation head, one school principal, and eleven caregivers,\u201d said\nPandia when met at the Amongrogo Sports Hall in Yogyakarta on Saturday\nnight. Pandia said the motives of the suspects in the alleged violence\nare still being investigated. He said details of the case would be\nrevealed at a press conference on Monday (27\/4). So far, the suspects\nhave been charged with articles regarding improper treatment and neglect\nor violence against children. Previously, Yogyakarta Police arrested 30\npeople during a raid on the Little Aresha Daycare on Friday (24\/4). The\nlegal action was taken after police received reports of alleged child\nabuse at the facility. Yogyakarta Police Criminal Investigation Chief,\nKompol Riski Adrian, said that during the raid, officers witnessed\ninhumane treatment by the managers. \u201cOfficers directly observed that the\nchildren were treated inhumanely,\u201d he said, quoted from Detik. The\ninhumane treatment, Adrian continued, involved binding the children\u2019s\nhands and feet. Based on preliminary examinations, police stated that\nthe number of children suspected to be victims of violence at Little\nAresha reached 53 children.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ugm-confirms-advisor-of-little-aresha-yogyakarta-daycare-is-active-lecturer-1777261889",
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