Bali police arrest suspected rapist
Bali police arrested on Thursday a suspect in a series of rapes targeting little girls, which have haunted people on the island over the last three months.
The suspect, identified as Salvador da Costa, 28, was nabbed at his home on Jl. Pulau Moyo in the Bali capital of Denpasar. He is being detained at the South Denpasar police post, pending a questioning.
Bali police chief Insp. Gen. Sutisna said detectives were hunting down other suspects.
He said Salvador was accused of raping a 9-year-old girl at her home on Friday last week, when her parents were working and entrusted her to an ailing housemaid.
“We 100 percent believe the suspect is the perpetrator. We will find out if he is also responsible for other rape cases,” Sutisna said.
At least six minors have been fallen victims to rape in the last three months. Coming under pressure for their slow investigation into the cases, the police distributed a sketch of a suspect earlier this week.
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