Cyber Sub-Directorate V Special Criminal Investigation Directorate (Ditreskrimsus) of the East Java Regional Police uncovered a case of selling pornographic or immoral content involving minors.”This is the result of a cyber patrol carried out by the East Java Regional Police’s Ditreskrimsus, resulting in it becoming a Model A LP (report made by members police),” said Head of Public Relations of the East Java Regional Police, Commissioner Dirmanto in Surabaya, Friday (10/11/2023). From the disclosure of this case, the police arrested a young man with the initials FNJ (18), a resident of Dayu Hamlet, Pasuruan, Prigen, Dayurejo, Pasuruan, Java. Timur. Head of Sub-Directorate V Cyber Crime Ditreskrimsus Polda Jatim, AKBP Henri Novere Santoso said that the case was uncovered after his party arrested a man with the initials FNJ in the Pasuruan area on Wednesday 8 October 2023 at 19.00 WIB. “After the arrest, we then carried out a search at his house “the suspect and at his place of work. From the search we confiscated three cellphone units which were used to commit the crime,” he said. Furthermore, a laboratory examination was carried out on the three cellphone units and strong evidence was obtained that the suspect had committed acts of uploading immoral content against children under age. The suspect’s method was to use his personal account to offer content in the form of photos and videos of naked women and some of them were minors. “Then they sold it and the suspect got money ranging from IDR 25 thousand to IDR 250 thousand. “Then another method, the suspect also contacted the victims and then asked them to display their account to increase the popularity of their account,” he said. After further investigation, the suspect found that there were around 39 folders, each of which contained photos and videos. which contained decency content. It was further stated that the perpetrator also threatened the victim after it was obtained from another account. “Then he was contacted personally and then threatened that if he didn’t want to share it, the person concerned would have to promote the suspect’s personal account,” he said. For his actions, the suspect was charged. Article 27 paragraph 1 of the ITE law means that every person who intentionally without the right distributes and/or transmits and/or makes accessible electronic information which has content that violates decency carries the threat of imprisonment for a maximum of 6 years and/or a fine of a maximum of IDR 1 billion. (Antara)
