INDONESIA
UCANews
January 10, 2018
A part-time Islam religion teacher is accused of molesting at least 41 boys aged between 6-15 years
A teacher in Indonesia has been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing dozens of young boys, officials have said.
Wawan Sutiono, 49, was arrested on Jan. 6 in Tangerang, a town 35 kilometers west of the capital Jakarta.
The part-time Islam religion teacher is accused of molesting at least 41 boys aged between 6-15 years of age over a nine-month period, police said.
The alleged crimes were committed between April and December last year.
The arrest comes after police received a complaint by one of the alleged victims’ parents on Dec 20, 2017.
It was not clear why the police too three weeks to arrest the suspect.
If found guilty, Sutiono could face up to 15 years in prison and chemical castration under a recently introduced law to deal with convicted sex offenders.
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