Rapist faces nine years

Rapist faces nine years

JAKARTA (JP): A prosecutor has asked the Bekasi District Court to sentence a man charged with raping a minor to nine years imprisonment.

Prosecutor Supinah told the court that Melan Perangin Angin was guilty of raping an elementary school student. "The defendant gave the girl Rp 200 and threatened her not to tell anything to anybody," the prosecutor said.

Suara Pembaruan evening daily reported yesterday that nine years for the rapist was reasonable.

According to the prosecutor, the girl's father had been suffering from depression since hearing about the rape. "He died of high blood pressure days after the rape took place on Aug. 4," said the prosecutor.

The defendant pleaded guilty, saying that he had been very lonely after being in Medan for a few days. (sur)