<![CDATA[The application of the law by judges in criminal cases, especially for child victims of sexual abuse, is very important. Children have the right to protection that can endanger or hinder their normal growth and development. Therefore, it is imperative for the state to respect and protect children's rights by realizing them in legal regulations to protect children facing legal problems. This study aims to examine the role of judges in the juvenile criminal justice system in Indonesia and how judges apply the law in providing legal protection to child victims of sexual abuse and whether judges have provided legal protection to child victims of sexual abuse related to Decision Study No. 25/Pid.Sus/2021/PN Tbk, Decision Study No. 129/Pid.Sus/2021 PN Team and Decision Study No. 31/Pid.Sus/2022/PN Trg). The research method used is normative juridical with data collection techniques namely literature study. From the results of this study, the role of judges in the juvenile criminal justice system in Indonesia is to apply positive law and find laws that include justice, benefits and legal certainty by applying the application of law in accordance with the criminal acts committed by the defendant by providing protection for child victims of sexual harassment as stated in Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 35 of 2014. Judges in applying the law with the facts in the trial in the study of decision No. 25 / Pid.Sus / 2021 / PN Tbk, decision No. 129 / Pid.Sus / 2021 PN Team, and decision No. 31 / Pid.Sus / 2022 / PN Psp, the judge decided that the defendant legally committed an innocent crime committed by the adoptive parents against the victim's child in the decision, however, in his decision the judge did not provide legal protection for the rights of the victim's child such as restitution as part of the victim's recovery. ]]>
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