The sexual predators plaguing Indonesian schools
The arrest of several alleged sexual predators over the past few weeks has revealed the bitter reality of sexual violence against Indonesian children, particularly at religion-based schools.
The latest arrest last week was of a Quran teacher in East Java for allegedly raping four underage girls in his care. One of them is pregnant and will soon deliver.
A few days earlier, police arrested Mohammad Subchi Azal Tsani for allegedly raping girls at a school founded and run by his father, a respected Muslim cleric in East Java. It took days for the police to nab him, as his supporters had declared war against the police.
Almost at the same time, authorities in East Java detained Julianto Eka Putra for allegedly harassing and raping at least 15 girls at a school he founded to help children from poor families.
Last year, Herry Wirawan, who raped 12 girls at an Islamic school in Bandung, West Java, was arrested. Nine of his victims became pregnant and had babies. The court sentenced him to death.
Another religion teacher in Cilacap, Central Java, was arrested last year for allegedly molesting 15 elementary school girls.
The scourge is not confined to Java. It also happens in West Sumatra, where authorities have received 82 reports of sexual violence against children.
Sexual abuse does not only involve girls. Boys, too, are easy prey.
A Quran teacher was arrested for allegedly raping at least 12 boys in Bandung, West Java between December 2021 and May 2022.
His arrest reminds us of Syahril Parlindungan Marbun, a Catholic layman who abused at least two altar boys aged 14 and 15 in St. Herkulanus Parish in Bogor diocese, West Java. He was sentenced to 15 years in jail early this year.
Some of them were forced to have sex as part of a virginity test or to prove good moral conduct. Some reasoned that sexual intercourse was needed to impart positive energy or as an alternative medication. Others imposed it as punishment for mistakes or the price to get good grades.
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The arrest of several alleged sexual predators over the past few weeks has revealed the bitter reality of sexual violence against Indonesian children, particularly at religion-based schools.
The latest arrest last week was of a Quran teacher in East Java for allegedly raping four underage girls in his care. One of them is pregnant and will soon deliver.
A few days earlier, police arrested Mohammad Subchi Azal Tsani for allegedly raping girls at a school founded and run by his father, a respected Muslim cleric in East Java. It took days for the police to nab him, as his supporters had declared war against the police.
Almost at the same time, authorities in East Java detained Julianto Eka Putra for allegedly harassing and raping at least 15 girls at a school he founded to help children from poor families.
Last year, Herry Wirawan, who raped 12 girls at an Islamic school in Bandung, West Java, was arrested. Nine of his victims became pregnant and had babies. The court sentenced him to death.
Another religion teacher in Cilacap, Central Java, was arrested last year for allegedly molesting 15 elementary school girls.
The scourge is not confined to Java. It also happens in West Sumatra, where authorities have received 82 reports of sexual violence against children.
Sexual abuse does not only involve girls. Boys, too, are easy prey.
A Quran teacher was arrested for allegedly raping at least 12 boys in Bandung, West Java between December 2021 and May 2022.
His arrest reminds us of Syahril Parlindungan Marbun, a Catholic layman who abused at least two altar boys aged 14 and 15 in St. Herkulanus Parish in Bogor diocese, West Java. He was sentenced to 15 years in jail early this year.
Some of them were forced to have sex as part of a virginity test or to prove good moral conduct. Some reasoned that sexual intercourse was needed to impart positive energy or as an alternative medication. Others imposed it as punishment for mistakes or the price to get good grades.
https://www.ucanews.com/news/the-sexual-...ools/98086
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