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Police arrest escaped alleged molester
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Schoolchildren participate in a rally to call for an end to violence against children. (Kompas.com/Malik Afrian)
Depok Police have arrested a fugitive accused of child molesting. He escaped from police custody last month.
The man, named Hasan, was arrested in Matraman, East Jakarta, on Tuesday evening and was immediately named a suspect of molesting a child in Tapos district, said the head of the Depok Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Comr. Teguh Nugroho.
“We have conducted a case screening and he has been named a suspect,” Teguh said.
(Read also: Scavenger arrested for allegedly molesting 16 children)
Hasan has been accused of violating the 2014 Child Protection Law and if found guilty could face 15 years' imprisonment.
Earlier, the victim claimed to her grandmother that she had been molested by Hasan. Hence, Tapos residents took him to the police on March 26 but he managed to escape the next day.
The police then created a special task force of 20 personnel to hunt Hasan. At that time, Hasan’s legal status was as a witness. (wnd)
