Four teenagers arrested for rape, two others at large
Four teenagers arrested for rape, two others at large
JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested four of the six teenagers
believed to have raped a girl on Thursday morning in an empty
house on Jl. Hankam in Ragunan South Jakarta.
"The other two young fugitives, whose identities are known,
are still at large," head of the City Police Operation Center for
Command and Control Col. Muhantojo said yesterday.
The four suspects were arrested several hours after the
incident and were identified as Ari Riosembodo, 15, Rudi Frianto,
17, Dedy Supriadi, 16, and Johan Sigit, 17. They were picked-up
Thursday evening at different places.
The two other suspects were identified as Wisnu Doyoprakoso
and Kukuh.
Three suspects are students at different SMAs (senior high
schools). The fourth, Ari, is an SMP (junior high school)
student.
The victim was identified as LK, 18, a resident of Menteng
Dalam.
Sources at the South Jakarta police said that LK stopped her
studies after being seriously injured when she was still an SMP
student.
Her family could not be reached for comment.
Scenario
South Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. SY Wenas told reporters
that Ari and a friend called Simon, 15, met LK at the Robinson
shopping center in Pasar Minggu at 10 a.m. on Thursday.
After introducing themselves, Ari invited LK to come to his
house on Jl. Hankam for an unknown reason. On the way to the
house, which was empty because Ari's family were out, Simon left,
saying that he wanted to go home to prepare for school, Wenas
said.
When Ari and LK entered the house, Ari's friends -- Dedy,
Rudi, Johan, Kukuh and Wisnu -- were inside. Ari then asked LK to
go into his bedroom where he started seducing her, related Wenas.
A copy of the questioning session report seen by The Jakarta
Post stated that Ari asked LK to exchange her T-shirt with his.
Just as he attempted to have sex with LK, his friend Dedi
climbed into the room through a window and told Ari to continue,
according to the copy.
Dedi and the rest took turns after Ari.
Ari's sister arrived home at noon, making the group of
juveniles run into the living room and pretend nothing was
happening, Wenas said.
The teenagers then asked LK to leave the house.
In the evening, LK reported the case to her father who
immediately reported the case to the South Jakarta police.
At first, Wenas said, LK couldn't find Ari's house. The
detectives then helped her remember the day step by step.
It remains unclear if LK has serious memory problems. A source
also said that Ari was believed to have drugged LK's drink.
Wenas refused to comment on the issue, saying that questioning
of the suspects, currently being detained at the city police
headquarters, has not finished.
The maximum jail term for having sex with a girl who can't
defend herself is seven years.
Meanwhile, city police announced yesterday that they have
detained no one in connection with the brutal rape of a mother
and her two teenage daughters in Bekasi.
City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Dibyo Widodo said that the Bekasi
police have only questioned several people in order to collect as
much data as possible.
Yesterday a number of local newspapers reported that suspects
had been detained.
Bekasi Police Chief Lt. Col. Hari Pribadi was perplexed about
the news reports.
"We still have no one in custody," he stressed.
According to Muhantojo, city police have recorded an average
of 7.5 rape cases a month since April this year.
This month, at least six cases have been recorded, compared to
eight cases in the previous month, he said. (bsr)