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This research aims to answer two questions related to legal protection for children as perpetrators of criminal acts of sexual abuse. First, a form of legal protection for children as perpetrators of criminal acts of sexual abuse. Second, obstacles in legal protection for children as perpetrators of criminal acts of sexual abuse. In this research, the type of research used is normative legal research, with the approaches used being a statutory approach, a conceptual approach and a case study. The results of the research show that in cases of child molestation in court decision Number 2/Pid.sus-Anak/2019/PN Tar. In this case there are no exceptions for children who are in conflict with the law. In the Tarakan Correctional Institution (Lapas) child perpetrators are combined with adult perpetrators so this results in the child's privacy not being maintained. Tarakan Prison should provide a certain place for children who are in conflict with the law. Then, in the trial process, children in conflict with the law are not allowed to be handcuffed, but in fact, in the process of resolving the case, the child perpetrator was handcuffed, so this shows that the form of protection for children as perpetrators of sexual abuse has not been maximized, this is an evaluation for the Tarakan Correctional Institution so that it is carried out appropriately. with applicable provisions and always pay attention to the rights of children in conflict with the law