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Miss Universe Indonesia organizers reported for alleged sexual harassment
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Plaintiffs claim ‘body check’ in ballroom was not on official schedule. (Shutterstock/Vitalii Vodolazskyi)
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t least eight finalists of Miss Universe Indonesia 2023 have filed complaints with the police against staffers of the contest’s organizer, alleging they were sexually harassed during a so-called body check session.
As of Wednesday, a total of eight contestants had reported staffers of organizer PT Capella Swastika Karya (CSK), the Indonesian franchisee of the Miss Universe beauty pageant, to the Jakarta Police for inappropriate behavior during what they claimed was an unscheduled session. They also accused the organizer of violating the 2022 Sexual Violence Law.
A finalist identified only as N became the first to report the incident when she went to the police on Monday. The seven other contestants filed their reports on successive days until Wednesday, said their lawyer Melissa Anggraeni.
The police on Wednesday questioned all eight women, including the five contestants who attended the questionable “body check” session, Melissa added.
The session was conducted in the ballroom of a luxury hotel in Central Jakarta on Aug. 1, two days before the pageant’s grand finale, according to the plaintiff.
Known locally as MUID, the contest was held in Jakarta from July 29 to Aug. 3 to select Indonesia’s representative to Miss Universe 2023.
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