Jakarta - An elderly man with the initials SO is suspected of having molested a first-grade junior high school student in Grogol Petamburan, West Jakarta three times.
Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of Grogol Petamburan Police, AKP Aprino Tamara, when confirmed in Jakarta, Thursday, said that the perpetrator was the victim's neighbor and it is suspected that the act took place in the period from November to December 2024.
The incident that had raised suspicions, said Aprino, occurred on Wednesday (4/12), when the victim's parents suspected that a man had entered the victim's room.
"When knocked on, the door was not opened, until finally it was broken down by the victim's mother," said Aprino.
The perpetrator immediately pretended to tidy up his clothes to eliminate suspicion. But at that time, the incident in the victim's room passed without any follow-up.
"After being questioned, the victim then confessed that she had been a victim of sexual abuse by the perpetrator. But at that time, she had not reported it to the police," said Aprino.
Furthermore, said Aprino, the perpetrator had disappeared from his residential area on Jalan Tomang Tinggi, Grogol Petamburan, West Jakarta.
However, on Monday (31/3) at around 21.00 WIB, the perpetrator met the victim, the victim's older brother and the victim's mother.