KPAI Discovers Another Victim Of Sexual Assault At JIS

Jakarta, April 24 (Antara) - The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has discovered another alleged victim of sexual assault at Jakarta International School (JIS) in South Jakarta. "KPAI has received an official report about another alleged victim," KPAI commissioner Putu Elvina said at the Jakarta Metropolitan Police Headquarters here on Thursday. Elvina stated that KPAI, the Victim and Witness Protection Institute (LPSK) had come to the Jakarta Metropolitan Police Headquarters to trace information about the discovery. She confirmed that she would report the discovery as new evidence to deepen the investigation in the earlier sexual violence case of a six-year old JIS pre-school child AK. She could not yet explain in detail about the forms of sexual violence suffered by the new victim as he was still under medication examination. Elvina pointed out that the new victim had just ascertained the physical violence that he had received at the school. She added that the new victim was a class mate of AK, the one who was subjected to sexual assaults by the cleaning service workers at the school. The JIS meanwhile, claimed that it was not aware of the victim`s discovery. "The Jakarta International School has not had enough information about the case," JIS principal Timothy Carr declared, in a written statement received here on Thursday. "We are now still collecting as much information as possible, including contacting the family of the victim," he added. He asserted JIS would tell about the issue soon after adequate information had been collected. KPAI, meanwhile, has accused the JIS of not being transparent with regard to data about its teachers and students. "JIS is still like earlier, not yet transparent," Elvina pointed out. In view of that, she hoped the police would investigate the JIS`s stance for a legal process. She hoped that the JIS would help the police in their effort to investigate the sexual assault of AK. The JIS`s transparency and willingness to open data about its teachers and students could help the police a lot in unveiling other possible suspects. "If the JIS is cooperative, a list of suspects could be made," she added. Elvina explained that the JIS had given data, which is different from the one given by the victim`s parents. The police are now also investigating possible negligence by the school in connection with the sexual assault of AK. The police will also file a lawsuit against the school for operating the pre-school without the necessary permissions from the ministry of education. The ministry of education has closed the JIS pre-school for good since Tuesday (Apr 22).