Exposed by Insider: Group Chat of 16 UI Law Students Becomes Starting Point of Harassment Case

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The origins of the alleged verbal sexual harassment case involving 16 students from the University of Indonesia’s Faculty of Law (UI) through a group chat have finally been revealed. The case began with the leak of a LINE social media group chat comprising the 16 suspected perpetrators. One of the group members, who was also a perpetrator, leaked the information to the victims. “Initially, one of the group members, for certain reasons, ended up leaking that information to the victims,” said the victims’ legal representative, Timotius Rajagukguk, when met at the UI campus in Depok, West Java, on Tuesday (14/4/2026). However, he did not explain in detail the reasons behind the action. “There was a situation that ultimately forced him to do it,” he said. The information about the group chat and its contents was first leaked in 2025, although it was not detailed at the time. With the leak of this information, the victims had actually known since 2025 that they were the objects of the alleged sexual harassment. “That’s why when they saw it, they felt hurt, sad, heartbroken, ashamed, and so on,” said Timotius. “But even if they wanted to report it at that time, they would surely think, ‘Is this one chat enough for us to report?’” he explained. Timotius revealed that the victims initially held back despite knowing about it. They hoped the perpetrators’ actions would not continue. The victims then began collecting the available evidence. In the end, the perpetrator leaked the full content of the group conversation to the victims. The evidence was then examined together by the victims and their legal representative.