The purpose of this research was to find out what are considerations in the judgment of the
judge to a child who commits the crime of rape of a child. This research used a normative
method, with the premiere law material that was the rule of laws and second law material
such as the literature from research, books, articles and legal opinions. In this research, the
judge ruled against the child, who committed the crime of rape of a child, i.e., based on
considerations derived from the testimony of witnesses, the evidence, and the burden and
relieve the defendant, and the results of research conducted by the Board of Corrections to
defendant.