PKB Urges Immediate Arrest of Ponpes Founder in Pati for Raping Female Students

We strongly condemn the sexual crime committed by the pesantren supervisor against dozens of his female students. This crime cannot be tolerated. The perpetrator must be arrested immediately and given stern sanctions without mercy,” said Marwan to reporters on Monday (4/5/2026). The DPR member from Pati said that the pesantren supervisor, who should set an example, instead committed indecent acts. He stated that the perpetrator’s actions tarnished religious values. “The pesantren supervisor should provide a good example to the female students. But what happened was the opposite. This is very concerning; a person who should be respected, trusted, and serve as a moral role model, instead committed indecent acts,” said Marwan. “This is a betrayal of trust, religious values, and humanity. The perpetrator’s actions have tarnished the religious values taught in the pesantren. There must be no tolerance at all,” he added. He also highlighted that the victims of sexual abuse must receive protection from the state. Marwan said there must be trauma recovery so that the victims can live normally again. “We must not ignore the victims. They must receive comprehensive support, both psychological, medical, and legal. Trauma recovery is very important so that the victims can return to normal life, continue their education, and not be continuously haunted by fear and inner pressure due to the experienced incident,” he stated. It is known that the founder of a pesantren in Tlogowungu Subdistrict, Pati Regency, with initials AS, a suspect in the case of raping female students, was examined by police today. AS was examined at the Pati Police Resort office. “Today, according to the pesantren molestation case, today’s agenda in the investigation stage is the examination of the suspect,” said Pati Police Chief, Commissioner Pol Jaka Wahyudi, to reporters when met in the yard of the Pati Regent’s office, quoted by detikJateng, on Monday (4/5). He said the suspect had previously been examined as a witness. Based on the results of that examination, witness AS was finally designated as a suspect for raping the female students. “Yesterday we have completed the file, starting with re-examining the reporter, strengthening the witnesses, and so on, there was an examination of the respondent with witness status at that time. To strengthen, we have also examined expert witnesses and so on,” Jaka explained. Jaka said AS was designated as a suspect on 28 April 2026. However, the suspect was only examined on 4 May 2026. “The result is that investigators have designated him as a suspect on 28 April 2026. Yesterday. There are stages after 28 April 2026 when he was designated as a suspect, the agenda on 4 May 2026 is the examination as a suspect,” he clarified.