PENANGGULANGAN TINDAK PIDANA PENCABULAN TERHADAP ANAK DI KEJAKSAAN NEGERI SURABAYA KOTA SURABAYA

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the implementation of Article 82 in conjunction with Article 76E of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 17 of 2016 on Child Protection in addressing criminal acts of child molestation at the Surabaya District Attorney’s Office. This study also examines the obstacles faced by Special Child Public Prosecutors in the law enforcement process and formulates strategic efforts to overcome such challenges. The research method employed is an empirical juridical approach, which combines a juridical analysis through the examination of relevant laws and regulations, including Law Number 35 of 2014 on Child Protection and Law Number 16 of 2004 on the Indonesian Prosecutor’s Office, with an empirical analysis of law enforcement practices carried out by Public Prosecutors in handling cases of child molestation. The results of the study indicate that the implementation of Article 82 in conjunction with Article 76E of Law Number 17 of 2016 in prosecuting child molestation cases at the Surabaya District Attorney’s Office has generally been carried out consistently and in accordance with the prevailing positive legal provisions. Public Prosecutors have fulfilled both formal and material legal requirements in the prosecution process and have emphasized the principles of legal certainty and child protection for child victims of criminal acts.