Worker arrested for raping minors
Worker arrested for raping minors
JAKARTA (JP): The West Jakarta Police have named a 20-year-old
man as the main suspect in the recent rape of four girls, aged
between four and seven years.
Jakarta Police Spokesman Lt. Col. Iman Haryatna said yesterday
that the police reached a conclusion on Monday following
intensive interrogation sessions of the suspect, Matius Boha
Gule, since the day of his arrest two weeks ago.
"Besides the available evidence and eyewitnesses, the suspect
himself has admitted to committing the crime," Iman told
reporters.
Based on police data, Matius, a daily construction worker, is
believed to have sexually molested four daughters of his
neighbors on Jl. Duri Bangkit of the Jembatan Besi subdistrict in
Tambora, Iman said.
Two of the victims are four years old and the other two are
aged five and seven, said the spokesman.
According to police preliminary investigation, Matius first
approached the minors three months ago by luring them with
candies and small change of between Rp 100 and Rp 300.
"After sleeping with them, the suspect always threatened the
small girls not to tell anybody," Iman said.
The rapes took place in an empty house near their homes,
mostly during the midday hours when most of the residents were at
work.
"Some of the girls have been raped two or three times," said
Iman.
Medical reports
Medical reports said that the hymens of all of the girls had
been broken, said the spokesman.
"We also seized a bedsheet with blood stains on it," Iman
said.
The local police became aware of the alleged rapes only after
the female owner of the empty house, Babay, 24, allegedly
witnessed one of the rapes.
Babay's information shed light on why the girls had complained
to their mothers of discomfort when urinating.
The local people then reported the case to the police, who
then carried out a massive investigation.
Spokesman Iman said that the local police are now seeking the
help of psychiatrist to find out if the suspect was suffering a
mental problem. (bsr)