Police Officer Accused of Horrific Rape of Underage Girl
Jakarta Globe, July 02, 2010
A 14-year-old girl has spoken of her terrifying ordeal as she was allegedly raped by a mid-ranking police officer in North Sumatra.
The victim, identified as MM, and her family on Thursday lodged a complaint with the North Sumatra office of the Indonesia Child Protection Commission (KPAI), alleging that an officer currently stationed at Kota Pinang Police in South Labuhan Batu district had raped her.
The statement says the young girl was persuaded to accompany a neighbor, identified as elementary school teacher Hotma Napitupulu, to a hotel on April 25.
MM said the teacher told her that she would be celebrating her birthday at the hotel but when she entered a hotel room she was tied up and raped by the officer.
After the officer had had his way with the young victim, he gave the girl Rp 100,000 ($11) and Hotma Rp 900,000.
MM told Detik.com that she had not come forward earlier to speak of her ordeal because she had been threatened.
“He threatened to kill me if I told my family. I’m so scared,” she said.
Her mother, Rumina Panjaitan, said they had filed a rape complaint with Kota Pinang Police but the officer had been detained for just two days before he was released.
KPAI North Sumatra chairman Zahrin Piliang said the officer and the teacher who acted as an accessory to the rape must be arrested and charged with violating Article 81 and Article 82 of Law 23/2003 on Child Protection. The offenses carry a maximum jail term of 16 years.
“We will send a letter to the North Sumatra police chief to urge him to discharge his officer for raping an under-age child,” Piliang said.
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