Budi Luhur University Student Claims Harassment by Lecturer, Suspected Perpetrator Deactivated
A student at Budi Luhur University in Petukangan, South Jakarta, identified by the initials A, has claimed she was harassed by a lecturer at the campus.
The victim shared her account on her Instagram social media account. In her post, A questioned the campus’s action of merely deactivating the perpetrator from his academic position.
She assessed that the existing evidence should be sufficient to classify this as a criminal case of sexual violence (TPKS). Besides herself, two other students are said to have also been victims.
“It has been a long time (since the harassment case) when he was still a student. Now that he has graduated, he is speaking up because he was afraid and traumatised back then,” explained Pahala to Kompas.com on Tuesday (7/4/2026).
According to Pahala, the form of harassment experienced by the victim was mostly verbal, such as repeated marriage proposals made by the perpetrator with the initials Y. In addition, the victim is said to have also experienced non-verbal harassment.
The victim had previously reported the incident to the campus authorities in 2023. The report was followed up with a temporary dismissal of Y for six months.
However, during that evaluation period, Y was still seen to be active in the campus environment, making the victim feel uncomfortable.
“The campus said the perpetrator was dismissed for six months but still received a salary and was active, like in technical meetings on campus. If there is strong suspicion, it should be stopped,” said Pahala.
The plan is, through legal representation, the victim will issue a summons to the campus demanding permanent dismissal of the perpetrator.
According to Pahala, the removal of the perpetrator’s position as an academic official should be a firm step by the campus to maintain a clean environment free from harassment.
“The process is gradual, persuasive first. Previously, the alumni chairman was not appreciated and was even scolded, so they are forced to issue a summons,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Rector of Budi Luhur University, Agus Setyo Budi, in a written statement on the official campus website, stated that the victim’s account is not yet supported by strong evidence.
According to Agus, that conclusion is based on the results of the investigation by the Higher Education Violence Prevention and Handling Team (PPKPT).
“That the evidence presented and the witnesses brought forward are not strong enough to indicate suspected sexual violence,” explained Agus, quoted by Kompas.com on Tuesday.