THREE teenagers who allegedly harassed a Singaporean couple vlogging in Bandung have been arrested.
The Jakarta Globe, citing local police, said the teenagers were arrested on Jan 3, and have admitted to the Dec 29 encounter with the married couple. Two of the teenagers are reportedly minors.
The couple allege that one of them had intentionally touched the female partner’s bum.
The police were quoted as saying on Jan 4 that one of the teenagers admitted to making inappropriate gestures and touching the woman. The other two have denied any involvement.
A video posted to the couple’s YouTube channel, which has about 3,200 subscribers, show the teenagers trailing the couple, as the man, known only as Darien, vlogs his thoughts about Bandung.
The teenagers are seen attempting to get into the frame of the camera, while doing poses and mimicking Darien.
One of them then appears to brush past his partner, who wants to be known only as Joanna, with his arm seemingly outstretched, before eventually joining his companions behind the couple again.
Darien said their behaviour was “disgusting”, but it was “not representative of the Indonesian behaviour during our stay here”. — The Straits Times/ANN
