'Ojek' rapists target Tangerang

'Ojek' rapists target Tangerang

TANGERANG: Women who hail an ojek (motorcycle taxi) in
Tangerang are cautioned to be extra careful, especially in the
evening, following two rape cases allegedly committed by ojek
drivers.

The most recent case took place last Saturday, when a 26-year-
old woman took an ojek from her home in Rawa Bokor, Benda
district, to her brother's house in Cengkareng, West Jakarta.

The driver allegedly drove her around for more than three
hours and stopped at a remote, vacant plot in Cikupa, Tangerang.
The victim said several other ojek drivers gathered at the site
and gang raped her.

A local resident found her later and summoning help, took her
to her brother's house. She was admitted to Tangerang Hospital
for lesions, contusions and depression from her ordeal.

The first incident took place also on a Saturday -- April 3 --
but the attempted rape was foiled by an Anggrek Loka security
guard in the Bumi Serpong Damai housing estate, where the ojek
driver took his intended victim. The woman had asked to be taken
to Cengkareng.

Tangerang Police chief Sr. Comr. I Ketut Untung Yoga Ana said
on Monday that the two were the first such cases in the
municipality.

"We are investigating the cases. We suspect the culprit was
the same person," he said. -- JP