Subordinate Files Police Report, Superior in Central Jakarta Denies Sexual Assault Allegations
Lawyer RL Liston Marpaung, representing F, has denied the allegations of sexual assault against his client. F has been named a suspect in the case at Metro Jaya Police Headquarters.
Liston stated that his client was not at the scene of the incident (TKP) when the alleged sexual assault was reported by the female victim, initialled RIS, in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, on 30 October 2022. In his explanation, Liston noted that the date of the incident, as stated in the police report, fell on a Sunday, when the office serving as the TKP was reportedly closed.
“He was in Depok attending his niece’s birthday party from 2:00 p.m. until the afternoon, around 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Our client did not go to the Bapera head office or to Tanah Abang on 30 October,” said RL Liston Marpaung in his statement to reporters on Saturday (4/4/2026).
Reasons for Not Attending Summons
Liston also questioned the testimony of witness initialled FAR, whom he said was not at the location of the incident when it was reported. “This witness was not at the location, at the place. He was in Riau,” he said.
Liston then explained the reasons for his client’s absence after failing to attend two police summonses. According to him, the first summons, scheduled for 28 July 2025 at 10:00 a.m. WIB, was only received around 5:00 p.m. WIB on the same day.
He added that on the same date, F also received a second summons for examination on 1 August 2025.
“He did not attend because the summons letter arrived somewhat late,” Liston explained.
Liston was also puzzled as to why his client was accused of sexual assault. According to him, the relationship between F and the victim had been good without issues throughout.
“The victim is an employee of this witness who was employed at that office. So they had a good relationship, there are chats or evidence with us,” he said.
In fact, according to him, the chat communications between the victim and his client were fine until the incident was reported in October 2024. He claimed that the content of those messages did not reflect any conflict or confrontation over the alleged act now being reported.
“There is no mention of ‘why did you do this to me?’—nothing like that,” he explained.
“There are chats showing that the alleged perpetrator had good communication before this police report; communication was fine from October 2022 until 2024,” he said.
He questioned why the report only emerged in 2025, despite no prior indications of objection from the victim. “Suddenly in April 2025, there is a police report of a TPKS act. I can’t wrap my head around this,” he said.
Explanation Regarding Alleged Mob Attack
Meanwhile, Liston explained the mob attack on his client that occurred when he was about to be examined at Metro Jaya Police Headquarters on Thursday (26/3). According to Liston Marpaung, one of the alleged attackers was a witness from the side of the TPKS case reporter against his client.
However, Liston said, the witness in question was not at the location of the reported TPKS incident. This has been proven by documentation found by F’s legal team and reinforced by statements from F’s witnesses.
“There is a witness initialled FAR, who claimed to be the main witness at the time of the incident reported by the reporter. In fact, we saw that on 30 October, this witness was out of town in Riau,” said RL Liston.
According to him, FAR was in Riau on the date of the incident, specifically at the Bapera Riau office. “We proposed to the investigator at that time to have the Chairman of Bapera Riau made a witness to explain where this witness was on 30 October 2022. He has already explained to the investigator,” he said.
Previously, the alleged TPKS was reported by a woman initialled RIS. She reported F for alleged sexual assault that occurred at the DPP Bapera Building, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, on 30 October 2022. RIS reported F on 8 April 2025.