Six arrested for raping teenage girl

JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested six men allegedly involved in the raping of a 15-year-old girl Saturday evening at a boarding house on Jl. Wijaya I, Kebayoran, South Jakarta.

Three of the suspects -- Alung, Kaka and Budi -- admitted to having sexually abused the teenager, South Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. Satrya Hari Prasetya said yesterday.

"The remaining three are still denying any role in the rape," he added.

The six suspects, all in their 20s, were apprehended by South Jakarta Police detectives Tuesday evening at the same boarding house, where they reportedly congregated on a regular basis.

Satrya said the victim only reported the incident to police on Tuesday.

"She said she was ashamed."

The victim said she had been asked to come to the boarding house by a friend that day, Satrya said.

"When she got there, one of the men offered her Nipam pills (a barbiturate)," Satrya said.

She took a pill and a few minutes later one of the men grabbed her and punched her in the stomach, he said.

"She said the men then raped her." (edt)