Batam arrest: S'porean allegedly sexually abused stepdaughter
The Straits Times|September 23, 2024
Police in Batam, Indonesia, have arrested a Singaporean for allegedly sexually abusing his underage stepdaughter for more than two years.
Linda Yulisman

Police arrested the 50-year-old man, whom they identified as AH, at his house in Mutiara View housing complex in Sekupang, Batam, Riau Islands, on Sept 7. They also confiscated two mobile phones and a passport, among other items.

“Based on our investigation, the perpetrator had sexual intercourse some 120 times with the victim. He did that repeatedly every week during his return trips to Batam,” Senior Police Commissioner Heribertus Ompusunggu, chief of Barelang precinct police, said on Sept 21.

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