Police Invite Victims to Report Gay Parenting Photo Narration Edit Case

The West Java Regional Police have urged individuals who believe their children's photos have been misused to support a gay parenting narrative on social media to file a report at the nearest police station. The police stated they will conduct a thorough investigation upon receiving a complaint.

"We invite parties who feel harmed to report their objections to the nearest police station, preferably at Polrestabes Bandung or Polda Jabar," said Head of Public Relations for the West Java Police, Kombes Pol Hendra Rochmawan, on Saturday (June 27, 2026).

Rochmawan added that the social media account evidence will be processed by investigators from the cyber directorate of the West Java Regional Police, using the Electronic Information and Transactions Law. The case has gained significant attention on social media, stemming from allegations that an account named Rio Damar used photos of minors without consent to promote a gay parenting narrative.

Reports indicate that the account allegedly took children's photos, edited out the mothers, and presented them as evidence of same-sex couples raising children. The original owners of the photos, identified as the account @hanumtk and her husband, claim their children were featured without permission. The narrative accompanying the photos was reportedly provocative, accusing heterosexual couples of abandoning their responsibilities and suggesting that children were adopted from such situations.