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Tangerang. Police detectives are questioning an 18-year-old man on suspicions that he abducted Marietta Nova Triani, 14, who has been reported missing since Saturday.

Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Boy Rafli Amar said officers were interrogating Febriari a k a Ari according to Criminal Code articles related to abduction and possibly having sexual intercourse with a minor. “He admitted having had sex three times with the victim at his mother’s house in Serang,” Boy said.

Nova was taken to Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital for an examination. Her family arrived afterward at Jakarta Police headquarters to pick her up.

“We are waiting for her medical examination results,” Boy said, adding that the results would determine whether Ari would be charging with having sex with a minor.

Ari was arrested after he was found walking with Nova early on Tuesday morning near the fishing village of Jatiuwung, Tangerang.

Her parents told the police that Nova went missing after she met with a man at her uncle’s house in the Bumi Serpong Damai complex in Tangerang on Saturday.

Nova, originally from Surabaya, was in Tangerang to attend a relative’s wedding. Police said Nova’s father mentioned Ari to the police because he knew that Nova had been communicating with him through Facebook as well as talking to him on her mobile phone.

According to Ari’s Facebook profile, under the name Arie Power, he said his relationship status was “married to Marietta Nova Triani.” He also posted some of Nova’s pictures on his page.

Boy said that when Nova had the opportunity to go to Jakarta, she had promised to meet him. “Ari asked Nova to meet him, to hang out and Nova agreed.”

“They went sightseeing together for two days, traveling around via public transport.”

Police said Nova told them she had mixed feelings about Ari. “She said she felt happy and worried at the same time. It’s puppy love,” Boy said.

Nova’s parents have refused to settle the case outside court and insisted authorities pursue the case.

Police have advised the public to be alert when interacting with strangers on the Internet. “Don’t trust people if you haven’t met them in person,” Boy said.

Similar advice was given by the secretary general of the National Commission on Children Protection, Arist Merdeka Sirait.

“Children now are more tech-savvy but we need to guide them when they are online.”

A spate of crimes targeting teenagers using Facebook has raised questions about whether parents should monitor their children’s online activities, even going as far as getting access to their Facebook accounts.