18-year-long child abuse at an Indonesian church opens a can of worms

INDONESIA
TRT World

July 14, 2020

By Jennar Kiansantang and Johanes Hutabarat

A parish church tried to hide a series of sexual assaults, but as more victims come forward, investigators begin to view the case as a Pandora’s box.

“I thought church was a safe place. But it is not,” said Azas Tigor Nainggolan, an Indonesian lawyer, recalling the words spoken to him by one of his clients.

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