ANALYSIS OF BROTHER ANGELO CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CASE UNDER CRIMINAL LAW AND CONTROL THEORY

Abraham Misael Halim; Andre Sandy

Authors

Abraham Misael Halim Undergraduate
Andre Sandy Undergraduate at Pelita Harapan University

Keywords:

Child Sexual Abuse, Criminal Law, Control Theory

Abstract

The topic of child sexual abuse and child abuse in general has been a growing topic within Indonesia, as awareness of the issue nationwide has risen within past years. One landmark case of child sexual abuse in Indonesia is about brother Angelo, the founder of Kencana Bejana Rohani orphanage who was allegedly arrested for sexually abusing at least 3 children in his own orphanage. This academic journal will focus on analyzing the positive criminal laws and regulation surrounding Angelo’s crime of child sexual abuse as well as examining the brother Angelo case under Travis Hirschi’s control theory. This research is conducted under normative legal research method that relies on data available and deriving a qualitative analysis.

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Author Biography

Andre Sandy, Undergraduate at Pelita Harapan University

Law Student

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