Unpam Lecturer Denies Sexual Harassment on KRL, Files Counter-Report Against Passenger
DEPOK — An Unpam (Universitas Pamulang) lecturer, Franka Hendra Suma, has disputed allegations that he sexually harassed a woman aboard a KRL commuter train on the Nambo route on Saturday, 14 March 2026, and has filed a counter-report with Depok Metro Police.
Franka contended that the allegations have tarnished his reputation and good name. He filed a counter-report with Mapolres Metro Depok on Monday, 16 March 2026.
“The viral news has caused me considerable harm, affecting my family, my wife and my children. It has damaged my good name and credibility,” Franka stated in a video released by Unpam to Kompas.com via WhatsApp on Tuesday, 17 March 2026.
Franka, together with his legal team, filed a police report citing Articles 433 and 434 of Law No. 1 of 2023 regarding defamation and libel.
“We have taken this step as a form of legal protection for our client, and we certainly respect the presumption of innocence,” explained Dadang, Franka’s legal counsel, in the video.
When contacted by Kompas.com, Dadang stated that his client also reported several accounts that had circulated the video to police.
“Of course, the passenger as well, because these accounts had to have a source for the report — it is one inseparable whole,” Dadang said.
“Yes, we have received a report from them at the PPA (Polres Depok Women and Child Protection Unit). Both parties have filed reports against each other,” said AKP Made Budi, the Public Relations Section Chief of Depok Metro Police, when confirmed by Kompas.com on Tuesday.
The newly filed police report is currently under investigation.
Franka categorically denied that he had committed sexual harassment aboard the KRL Commuter Line. He stated that the allegations against him, based on information circulating on social media, are untrue.
“This viral news has caused me considerable harm, affecting my family, my wife and my children. It has damaged my good name and credibility,” Franka reiterated.
The KRL train on the Nambo route was described as crowded and packed with passengers when Franka boarded. The congested conditions allegedly caused passengers to bump into each other inadvertently, leading to the misunderstanding.
“According to our client’s account, the KRL was quite full at that time,” Dadang said.