Man nabbed for raping daughters

JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta police detectives have arrested a man for the rape of his three daughters, aged six, 19, and 21, at his residence in the Cilincing area.

North Jakarta police chief of detectives Capt. Eko Indra Heri said on Saturday that the arrest was made on Wednesday evening, hours after the suspect's two elder daughters lodged a complaint against their father at the police station.

"We're proud of these young girls, who had the courage to make out a police report against their father. We assured them that their identities will remain a secret," Eko said.

Eko identified the father only as Hsb, 41, who reportedly confessed to the police that he had raped his daughters because he was bored with his wife.

"The suspect told us during questioning that he had been raping the two elder daughters, since they were in kindergarten ... and that he had just started with the six-year- old," the officer said.

Eko added that the suspect's elder daughters finally made out the police complaint, when they found their youngest sister complaining of severe pain in her genitalia.

"The sisters went to consult with their uncle, who immediately informed the girls' mother. The shocked mother reportedly gave them birth control pills, to stop anymore bad things from happening to the girls," Eko said.

It remained unclear whether the police would also question the man's wife. (ylt)