Police deny that teenage girl was victim of rape
Police deny that teenage girl was victim of rape
JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. Abubakar
Nataprawira yesterday denied reports that a 14-year-old girl was
raped by a school teacher and a police corporal.
"We have questioned the girl and the alleged rapists. We
conclude that there was no rape or sexual intercourse," Abubakar
said.
He also said the second corporal is not posted at Central
Jakarta Police precinct. "He is a member of a detachment at
Jakarta Police Headquarters and will soon be moved to the Central
Jakarta Police precinct."
However, Abubakar confirmed that the school teacher did take
the schoolgirl to a hotel and to Puncak, a vacation resort near
Bogor. "I will take stern disciplinary action against him for his
wrongdoing in taking an underaged girl to certain places without
the knowledge and consent of her parents."
Abubakar added, however, that the police will continue
interrogating the police corporal.
He said so far the report was only based on the account of the
girl's mother.
He said the elementary schoolgirl told the police that she was
having a problem with her parents and asked the sports teacher
for advise, Abubakar said yesterday.
Earlier, according to the girl, a sixth grade elementary
school student, the teacher invited her to his dwelling in Muara
Baru, Penjaringan district, North Jakarta, on May 10.
Still in her school uniform, he took her to his friend's house
in Tanah Abang, and from there to a hotel on Jl. Jati Baru in
Central Jakarta.
The girl told police that the rape happened at around 7 p.m. A
hotel employee become suspicious and alerted a police officer,
the corporal, who then waited outside for them.
The teacher, the schoolgirl and the hotel employee were taken
to the Jakarta Police Headquarters for questioning.
After the girl and the teacher whispered something to the
police corporal, he took them to the teacher's house. The girl
said someone in the house gave the police officer Rp 100,000 in
cash which she took to be hush money.
Abubakar said yesterday that he will order the owners of
hotels located along Jl. Jati Baru to strictly obey the existing
rules before accepting guests.
"The hotel owners or officers should ask for the ID of all
guests," he said.
He said the police will carry out regular crackdowns on the
hotels to check whether the owners comply with the law. (jun/bsr)