<![CDATA[Child sexual exploitation is a form of human rights violation that has serious impacts on children’s physical, mental, and social development. Although the government has enacted Law Number 35 of 2014 concerning Amendments to Law Number 23 of 2002 concerning Child Protection as the primary legal instrument for protecting children, the practice of child sexual exploitation continues to show alarming figures. This study uses a normative legal research method with a statute approach, a conceptual approach, and a case approach. The data used are primary legal materials, secondary legal materials, and tertiary legal materials obtained through literature studies. All legal materials are analyzed qualitatively using descriptive-analytical methods to obtain an overview of the conformity between legal provisions and their application in practice. The results of the study indicate that Law Number 35 of 2014 has regulated legal protection for child victims of sexual exploitation comprehensively through provisions regarding prevention, special protection, the imposition of criminal sanctions on perpetrators, and the restoration of victims’ rights. However, its implementation has not been running optimally because there are still various obstacles, including limited coordination between agencies, low capacity of law enforcement officers, lack of courage among victims to report, and minimal rehabilitation facilities and psychosocial support.]]>
