Mentally Ill Man Avoided Arrest After Touching School Girl In Public

Liputan6.com, Tangerang - A mentally ill man managed to avoid arrest after inappropriately touching a school girl in a public transportation car. His misdeed was caught on a video.

The incident happened inside an angkot (angkutan kota or city transportation). The seats inside angkots are typically repositioned so the passengers are sitting facing each others, and the victim was sitting in front of the culprit.

A viral video shows a middle-aged man was slightly leaning down with his two hands seemingly on the floor. But his hand was touching the girl's legs, inside her school skirt.

The girl was moving her legs after the man's hands were slowly moving upward.

The chief resort police of Tangerang City, Chief Commissioner Zain Dwi Nugroho, stated that the culprit is mentally ill, and therefore he is not detained.

The incident took place on Friday, 31 March 2023. The culprit was arrested in his home in Neglasari district.

Zain said the culprit is 42-year-old with initials RJ. He has been confirmed to be mentally ill by a letter from health authorities.

Police confirmed that RJ was treated at an asylum. Last February, he received treatment at Dr. Soeharto Heerjan psychiatric hospital in West Jakarta.

"The culprit has been given to his family (parents) for treatment," said Zain.

Ahmad Apriyono contributed to this report.