Many cases of sexual crimes against children are happening in society nowadays. Such as cases of sexual violence against children who are victims of pedophilia, cases of rape, cases of rape, and murder. This makes Indonesia an emergency for sexual crimes against children. The research method used was normative juridical. The research specification used was to describe the existing problem (descriptive-analytical), while the data collection method used was library research and documents to be analyzed descriptively-analytically, namely literature and document studies. Indonesia has become a sexual emergency with various cases of sexual crimes against children. To tackle cases of sexual crimes against children, the government made a new regulation with the addition of an additional punishment in the form of castration. The additional punishment of castration against perpetrators of sexual crimes against children is regulated in Law Number 17 of 2016 concerning Stipulation of Government Regulations in Lieu of Law Number 1 of 2016 concerning Child Protection (Perppu on Castration) Second Amendment to Law Number 23 of 2002 concerning Protection Child.

Sexual Violence, Castration

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