Sexual violence is a criminal offense that is currently rampant in Indonesia. Even victims range from toddlers to teenagers. Many of them are reluctant to speak out and seek legal justice. However, what if the perpetrator of the sexual crime is a person with a disability? Will the public believe it or not? The latest facts in this case, the number of victims is increasing, drawing the attention of the public and several agencies. The research subjects were taken from several online news journals with reference to laws and regulations such as Law Number 12 of 2022 concerning the Crime of Sexual Harassment (UU TPKS) and Law Number 8 of 2016 concerning Persons with Disabilities. As a result of the harassment case, the NTB Prosecutor's Office stated that the defendant violated Article 6 letter C of the Law on the Crime of Sexual Violence (TPKS). The purpose of this research was to identify and analyze criminal cases of sexual harassment committed by people with disabilities, taken from several criminal law perspectives and explained in the facts presented in court. In this consideration, the judge's considerations in Case Number 23/Pid.B/2025/PN Mtr. The research method used is Normative Legal Research using Qualitative Methods. This research draws from literature, laws, online news, and scientific journals discussing the Application of Criminal Law. The author does not intend to pressure the public to demand severe and just punishment for legal violations committed by perpetrators.
Darto et al. (Thu,) studied this question.