T This study examines the perpetrator’s conduct in relation to the qualification of the crime of human trafficking, child exploitation, and sexual intercourse involving a child who is under the legal age through the michat application. based on decision number 570/pid.sus/2023/pn.mks, the research problems are to determine whether the perpetrator’s actions fulfill the elements of the crime of human trafficking as regulated in article 2 paragraph (1) of law number 21 of 2007 in conjunction with article 76f of law number 35 of 2014, and to analyze the legal protection provided to victims of sexual intercourse and human trafficking as reviewed under article 76f of law number 35 of 2014.the research method employed is normative and empirical legal research with a descriptive-analytical approach, focusing on legal principles and the principle of the best interests of the child. the results of the analysis indicate that the defendant’s actions not only meet the qualifications of the crime of human trafficking but also fulfill the elements of child exploitation as stipulated in article 76f. these actions constitute a concurrence of criminal offenses (concursus), specifically concursus idealis, in which a single act violates multiple criminal provisions simultaneously.in conclusion, the legal protection afforded to the victim has not fully met the principles of child protection, particularly the principle of the best interests of the child, as reflected in law number 35 of 2014. legal protection should not merely be limited to the fulfillment of the victim’s rights; the imposition of aggravated sanctions against the perpetrator also constitutes a form of protection for the victim.