"Dream - Police arrested MI, the perpetrator of the abuse of a toddler at a daycare in the Harjamukti area, Cimanggis, Depok, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at night. It is known that the person with the initials MI is Meita Irianty, the owner of the daycare.
“At 10:00 PM WIB we have made the arrest of MI. She was arrested at her home in good condition, and is now at the Depok Police Station. She was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Unit,” said the Metro Depok Police Chief, Kombes Pol Arya Perdana, on Thursday, August 1, 2024, quoted from merdeka.com."

The police chief confirmed that MI is the owner of the daycare. The daycare, located in Harjamukti, Cimanggis, Depok, is under the auspices of Wensen School Indonesia. “Yes (the owner of the daycare),” he revealed. He stated that MI did not deny that the person in the video recording is him. MI also did not deny having committed acts of violence against toddlers.

"Arya said that this case has escalated to an investigation. Therefore, MI has been designated as a suspect. “Yes, we have moved to an investigation this afternoon, we made an arrest. There has certainly been a determination of the suspect. So if we call witnesses, that hasn't happened yet, but what we are doing is an arrest. The investigation has been conducted, the suspect designation has been made by the Head of Criminal Investigation. So the status is already that of a suspect, we are taking statements,” he said."

"Currently, the police have secured evidence in the form of CCTV recordings and witness statements. The next step will be a psychological examination of the victim.
“In the meantime, we have requested the clothing worn by the victim and also, for now, based on the witness statements. As for the others, we still have not. Later, we will submit the psychological examination,” he said."

"After the allegations of child abuse at the daycare in the Depok area surfaced, the social media of the woman commonly known as Tata could not be found. Citing various sources, in addition to managing the daycare business, Meita also runs a beauty product or skincare business. It was also mentioned that she had previously worked at one of the news portals in Indonesia and resigned in May 2023."

Meita is also active as a speaker at several seminars as a mompreneur or mother entrepreneur. She once studied at the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of the Pharmasi Foundation and is currently a non-active student or on leave at the management faculty of Universitas Terbuka. Meita Irianty is the owner of a daycare called Wensen School Indonesia (WSI), which has branches in Depok and South Tangerang. The Depok branch daycare is suspected to be the location of the alleged abuse against a toddler.