The Bekasi Police in West Java have arrested an alleged sexual abuser following a three-month pursuit
he Bekasi Police in West Java have arrested an alleged sexual abuser following a three-month pursuit.
The suspect, a religious studies teacher at a private school, was arrested at a rented house in Pekayon, Bekasi, on Jan. 12, while trying to flee to Lampung.
“He was arrested without any resistance,” Bekasi Police chief Sr. Comr. Indarto said as quoted by tempo.co on Saturday.
According to a police report, the 23-year-old suspect was alleged to have sexually abused three students on three separate occasions while they were sleeping. Of the three alleged victims, all of whom are male, one is aged 12 and two are 13 years old.
The last student to be molested said he was awakened by the suspect’s touch but pretended to sleep because he was afraid. He later reported the incident to another teacher the next day.
“The teacher filed a report in November, but we could not find the suspect when we looked for him at his rented house,” Indarto said, adding that the police searched for the suspect at his relative’s house in Bogor, West Java, to no avail.
The suspect faces charges under Law. No. 23/2012 on child protection, which carries a maximum 15-year prison sentence.
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