The Role of Child Sexual Abuse Victims and Pornography as the Etiology of Rape by Male Adolescents in Bengkulu Province, Indonesia

• Main Authors: Emi Kosvianti, -, Emy Susanti, -, Windhu Purnomo, -, Agung Suhadi, -
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Institute of Medico-legal Publications 2020
• Subjects: H Social Sciences; HM Sociology
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/125546/1/13.%20The%20Role%20of%20Child%20Sexual%20Abus.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/125546/2/13.%20Turnitin%20The%20Role%20of%20Child%20Sexual.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/125546/3/13.%20validasi%20the%20role%20of%20child.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/125546/; https://ijop.net/index.php/mlu/article/view/2073
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Introduction: Rape against adolescent girls, a big crime and unaccaptable whatever its forms because it is a part of human rights violation and a serious problem in reproductive health. For victims, it definitely has profound impact on their long-term life; socially and psychologically as well. Yet, these cases throughout the world increase rapidly and massively, especially in developing countries. This study attempts to investigate the etiology of rape offenders by male adolescents in Bengkulu province, Sumatra, Indonesia. Method: In this study, the researchers used qualitative method with 29 rape offenders as research informants (they were male adolescents less than 18 years). All informants are being sentenced at the 3 Correctional Institutions and 1 Institute for Special Child Development (LPKA). The data were collected through semistructured interview–a technique for in-depth interview under a guidance of interview guidelines. Thus, the manuscripts of interview will be interpreted and analyzed by interrelated or intercross of sexual violence theory. Results: The results obtained the otiology of rape offenders by male adolescents less than 18 years are caused by two factors: First, pornography exposure. Informants have been exposed by pornography exposure at various ages, between elementary and high school age. Second, victim of sexual assault. Informants have ever victimized of sexual violence where found that the perpretors are adult people around their life. Some forms of sexual violence, such as seduction urge to visit prostitution location, having free-sex, and watch pornographic contents through internet, gadget, and computer. Conclusion: In short, this study has set out two important findings; the rape by male adolescents less 18 years are caused by past experiece of sexual assault and the role pornography exposure. Meanwhile, other behaviors allegedly relate to the factors of alcohol consumption and drugs abuse are not discussed in this study.