Police Reveals Child Sexual Abuse on Online Game Free Fire

TheIndonesia.id - The National Police arrested a man on allegation of child sexual abuse and has identified 11 children as the victims. The 21-year-old suspect carried out the crime through the popular online game Free Fire.

Head of Sub Directorate V of the Cyber Crime Directorate of the Criminal Investigation Unit Pol. Grand Commissioner Hutagaol said suspect S alias Reza mainly targeted underage girls.

“Suspect S committed child sexual abuse by using online game Free Fire, where he targeted underage girls,” Hutagaol revealed in Jakarta on Tuesday, November 30.

Investigation into this case started after the Indonesian Child Protection Commission, or KPAI, received a report from one of the victims’ parents from Papua. They reported pornographic content on their kid’s phones as well as sexual conversations through messaging application WhatsApp, between their child and S.

KPAI then made a police report on September 22, and the Cyber Crime Directorate started an investigation and found the suspect’s location in East Kalimantan.

As for the modus operandi, the suspect played the online game and promised to give victims 500 to 600 diamonds, which are used in the game as a premium medium of exchange to optimize the player’s character and performance.

In return, S would ask victims to exchange WhatsApp contact and ask them to send sexually explicit videos.

“Suspect would send pornographic videos to victims and ask them to send their pornographic pictures and videos,” Hutagaol explained.

In addition to that, A also forced his victims for video call sex (VCS) through the messaging platform. He threatened to erase victims’ game account if they refused to do so.

He is charged with three laws on child protection, pornography, as well as electronic information and transaction.

He will face a maximum sentence of 15 years imprisonment or Rp5 billion fine.

The National Police’s spokesperson Chief Commissioner Ahmad Ramadhan added that this case is a reminder for parents to put extra care in monitoring their children’s online activities.

“This is a warning for parents to protect their children by increasing their supervision to prevent them from falling victim [into this type of crime],” Ramadhan said.