Indonesian Law Journal
Vol. 18 No. 1 (2025): Indonesian Law Journal Volume 18 No 1, 2025

REGULATION AND LEGAL PROTECTION OF SEXTORTION AS ELECTRONIC-BASED SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN INDONESIA

Fikri Triandhika (Unknown)
Lies Sulistiani (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Oct 2025

Abstract

Electronic-based sexual violence in Indonesia has increased compared in prior years, one of which is sextortion. Practice of handling sextortion cases in Indonesia show that law enforcement institution only focus on the dissemination of victim sexual content, without following up with extortion and threats to perpetrators, also the absence of victims protection. Victims comply with the wishes of perpetrators and not brave enough to report because victims are worried that victim sexual content will be disseminated. Normative legal research is a research method are used by analyzing literature research, statutory research, and case study. The research results show that Article 14 Law Number 12 of 2022 on Sexual Violence Criminal Act can be used in handling sextortion cases because it has a more accommodating formulation and form of punishment, also provides comprehensive protection of victims.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ILJ

Publisher

Subject

Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

Description

Indonesian Law Journal (ILJ) is a peer-reviewed journal published in English and devoted primarily to disseminate scientific articles and analysis of issues in law and legal studies from academicians, researchers, observers, practitioners, all pattrons in ...