UPAYA PERLINDUNGAN HUKUM OLEH KOMNAS PEREMPUAN TERHADAP KORBAN KEJAHATAN SEKSTORSI DI DUNIA MAYA

Abstract

Sextortion is an act of sexual exploitation by the perpetrator by abusing the power or authority to
carry out sexual acts, pictures, or videos of the victim. For example, threats or acts of spreading
non-consensual intimate content followed by extortion such as forcing the victim to pay a sum of
money, having sex, or providing more intimate content. This study discusses the legal protection
ef orts provided by the state to victims of sextortion in cyberspace based on ‘positif’ law in
Indonesia and legal protection ef orts provided by Komnas Perempuan against victims of
sextortion in cyberspace. The research is categorized as a normative research with document study
or library research as data collected technique and the data analysis used in this research is
qualitative analysis. Based on the results, the preventive legal protection ef orts provided by the
state to victims of cyber-sex crimes based on ‘positif’ law in Indonesia is formulated in the
Criminal Code, the ITE Law, and the Pornography Law. Meanwhile, the repressive legal
protection ef orts provided by the state are embodied in the Witness and Victim Protection Law in
the form of: rights to assistance and restitution. There are also legal protection ef orts provided by
Komnas Perempuan to victims of sextoration crimes in cyberspace that are in accordance with the
mandate of Komnas Perempuan contained in Presidential Regulation No. 65 of 2005, such as
encouraging the legalisation of appropriate policies to deal with sextors, such as the TPKS Bill
and facilitate victims to the service providers in accordance with the victims’ needs.