What the police are investigating regarding the death of the therapist and allegations of exploitation
Jakarta – The police are still investigating the alleged exploitation of a female therapist with the initials RTA (14) who died in Pejaten, South Jakarta. A number of witnesses and the possibility of other therapists who are minors are also being investigated in this case. As is known, the victim’s body was found on Thursday (2/10), at 05.00 WIB. Police said there were witnesses who heard a woman screaming before the victim was found. The family is known to have reported allegations of worker exploitation related to the death of the RTA victim. Police are still investigating reports of alleged victim exploitation. Scroll TO CONTINUE CONTENT “So we are still investigating. We are using the articles on child exploitation, TPPO, section 2 of the TPPO Act, and also the Child Protection Act. So we will only make sure, when he registered, whether he used his real identity or not. So this is all we are currently investigating to uncover everything from the Unitrim, Jakarta Police said. AKBP Ardian Satrio Utomo, Friday (10/10). Head of Public Relations for the South Jakarta Police, Commissioner Murodih, said he was still collecting information from witnesses. Police are also investigating the possibility that there were other underage therapists at the spa. “For our part, we are continuing to carry out investigations. We will convey the results of the investigation later,” Chief of Public Relations of the South Jakarta Police, Commissioner Murodih, told journalists on Wednesday (15/10/2025). As summarized by detikcom as follows, what the police are investigating in the case of the death of a minor female therapist: 3 witnesses investigated The police are investigating three witnesses in the case of a therapist with the initials RTA (14) who died in an empty plot of land in the Pejaten area, South Jakarta. The three witnesses were interviewed on Thursday (16/10). “The latest investigation update regarding this case has been confirmed today that three of our witnesses that we invited from the recruitment, then the one above the manager in charge of this spa, then from the Indramayu Dukcapil are also present today. (16/10/2025). This inspection was conducted to examine how recruiters search for prospective employees for spa locations. Apart from that, the inspection is to ensure the RTA’s real identity. “What we will essentially explore is first the recruitment process, then the methods, then what we want to know is what the SOP is or how the work is there. Because as we have heard, there are requirements or regulations that we want to know what the truth is,” he explained. Citra explained that her party has not yet decided to call other parties for questioning. Now the police are still focusing on investigating the statements of the three witnesses who have just been interviewed. “We are currently conducting an in-depth investigation into the three witnesses. In the future, there is much that we are still investigating, so we do not yet know after the investigation whether it will be another agency or what next. What is clear is that we also want to explore the place where the training was carried out,” he said. Spa party says they didn’t know the therapist was a minor. The police are still investigating the case of a therapist with the initials RTA who died in an empty plot of land in the Pejaten area. Police said the spa management did not know the victim was a minor. “Delta definitely said they didn’t know that the name was different, then it turned out she was a minor, she (the spa) said she didn’t know,” South Jakarta Police PPA Unit Chief AKP Citra Ayu told reporters on Thursday (16/10/2025). Yet Citra did not immediately believe this confession. For this reason, the police are still working to determine how the victim can qualify to work as a therapist at his age. “We just need to do an in-depth study, whether it was ordered during recruitment or what, well, that’s what we need to investigate,” he continued. Watch live Detikpagi: (dwr/dwr)