Yogyakarta Daycare Abuse: Victims Could Reach 200, Suspects Rise to 27

Yogyakarta City Police estimate that the number of children subjected to abuse at the Little Aresha Daycare could reach approximately 200. This projection follows the police's identification of 14 new suspects, increasing the total number of individuals implicated in the case to 27.

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Next week, we plan to continue interviewing victims. If totaled from the initial report to now, it becomes around 200 children.

"Next week, we plan to continue interviewing victims. If totaled from the initial report to now, it becomes around 200 children," stated Chief of the Women and Child Protection Unit of the Yogyakarta Police, Inspector Satu Apri Sawitri, on Monday, July 6, 2026. The initial wave of reports after the case emerged documented 144 children, a significant increase from the original 53.

Police had temporarily paused examining further victim reports to prioritize completing the case files for the first 13 suspects within the legal detention period. After submitting these files to the prosecutor's office, investigators resumed reviewing pending reports and identified additional suspects. Approximately 60 more reports from victims' parents are still awaiting examination.

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Reports that have not yet been examined are still around 60 more from the victims' parents who reported.

The investigation into the alleged abuse at Little Aresha Daycare remains ongoing, with potential for both victim and suspect numbers to rise as the inquiry progresses. Medical teams from dr. Sardjito General Hospital Yogyakarta are collaborating with the police to address the trauma and monitor the health of the affected children, providing support for their physical and psychological well-being.

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Regarding the condition of the child victims who have previously reported, for their physical and psychological health, we leave it to the medical team, both pediatricians and child development experts from RSUP dr. Sardjito.