VIVAnews – The parents of victims of sodomy demanded that the perpetrator, Raya Sihombing, to be severely punished, at least with life sentence. They worry that the suspect will repeat his crime after being released in the future.
“My hope as a victim’s parent is that the culprit will be given severe penalty, at least with life sentence or death sentence,” said Yanto Bukit, one of the victims’ parents, today.
Yanto acknowledged that his child was often forced to conduct indecent acts by Raya Sihombing. Now, the child is traumatized.
As reported earlier, Kandis Police yesterday arrested the suspect of sodomy in Riau. The 40-year old man was arrested based on the report made by the victims' parents.
Initial investigation found that the suspect has been doing his crime for more than 2 years. According to the suspect, his victims have been 16 people.
The victims are children ages 7 to 12. Thanks to the parents’ report, now the suspect is in custody at Kandis Police jail.