Conviction Spiritual healing, divination, and mediumship Traditional healing practitioners Kayu Agung, South Sumatra, Indonesia · 2025

Indonesia: dukun convicted of raping a client's daughter under a 'spirit marriage' ritual

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Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

dukun ('orang pintar') consulted by the victim's family

Organization

No organization assigned

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The family delivered their daughter into the ritual because the dukun's diagnosis said the spirits required it — belief supplied both the access and the silence.

Curse or witchcraft threat
Ritual, oath, or initiation

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Proceedings

2025-11-06 · conviction and sentence

Pengadilan Negeri Kayu Agung, Indonesia. Eko Adi Saputra, a dukun consulted by a family over their 'haunted' shop, prescribed a ritual requiring their daughter as spiritual intermediary, then raped her under a 'nikah batin' (spirit-marriage) pretext with a 'magic drink'. On 6 November 2025 the Kayu Agung district court convicted him of physical sexual violence and sentenced him to 10 years plus a fine.

Documented coercion mechanisms

haunting diagnosis of the family's shop
the girl prescribed as ritual 'intermediary'
'nikah batin' (spirit marriage) pretext and a 'magic drink'

Cited record

Sources

national newspaper court reporting verdict and sentencing report Kumparan: 'Cabul bermodus nikah batin, dukun di Kayu Agung dihukum 10 tahun penjara'.: National outlet's court report with the verdict date.
official court release verdict report Dandapala (Mahkamah Agung media).: The judiciary's own media on the case.

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Source and tier basis: https://kumparan.com/kumparannews/cabul-bermodus-nikah-batin-dukun-di-kayu-agung-dihukum-10-tahun-penjara-26CCFoktHnd Corpus classification: national-newspaper-court-reporting; evidentiary role: verdict-and-sentencing-report. SHA-256 818567cee74a1bfa729724ef6f946221ba8fd6cb8ea18bdd556b423c2f700dd3
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Source and tier basis: https://www.dandapala.com/article/detail/terbongkar-modus-nikah-batin-dukun-di-kayu-agung-divonis-10-tahun Corpus classification: official-court-release; evidentiary role: verdict-report. SHA-256 7ddb12abf34bc7fb038eaeebacdf64f04931429be974a9ec9d09945b2f033f7a
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