Indonesian TV host-turned-entrepreneur Ruben Onsu has reportedly met those behind the social media accounts that targeted his children with harassment and death threats, one of whom has been identified as an 11-year-old kid.
Ruben’s children, 5-year-old Thalia Putri Onsu and his adopted son, 15-year-old Betrand Peto, who is from Ruteng, a small town in the highlands of Flores island, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) recently became victims of online harassment by two culprits.
In case you missed it, Ruben took to Instagram last week with screenshots of the two accounts, the first one being a Facebook account with the handle that uses Thalia’s name and the message “Kill Thalia” with knife emojis on its bio. The second one is an Instagram account named @betrandpeto_babi (Betrand Peto is a pig) with “Batrand anak pungut (Betrand is an adopted child)” as the display name, and appeared to post photos of the boy edited with pig nostrils.
Ruben recently uploaded a couple of videos believed to be the underage girl behind the @betrandpeto_babi account, though the post appears to have been taken down.
He revealed the young age of one of the account owners yesterday, who was heading to Jakarta with his/her parents to meet him. According to Ruben, the parents begged him so that their child would not be reported to the police.
Though Ruben said he has forgiven the 11-year-old and that he took pity on their parents for what their child has done, the 37-year-old celebrity said he will still take legal action — hoping that it will act as a deterrent for others who may want to harass his children.
“Of course [I will still file a police complaint]. I’m not [being soft], let this be the learning process for everyone involved,” Ruben said.
“I told them that I have forgiven them, as a human being I am also not free from making mistakes or sins. But the legal process will still continue.”
Additionally, Ruben and his attorney Minola Sebayang say they have collected at least 20 social media accounts that allegedly harassed his children, including the two above. Minola hinted today that they will file complaints against the harassers once they have collected enough evidence.
