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Indonesian police arrest Muslim teacher over rape claims
The 50-year-old cleric is accused of sexually abusing 15 female students aged 16-17
Protesters rally outside the presidential palace in Jakarta to demand parliament pass an anti-sexual violence law in March 2018. (Photo: Konradus Epa/UCA News)
Police in Indonesia s East Java province have arrested and detained the head of an Islamic boarding school for allegedly abusing and raping underage girls at the school.
The 50-year-old cleric, who was identified as Subechan B, allegedly had sex with 15 students aged 16-17 at the school in Kauman village of Jombang district.
Jombang district police chief Agung Setyo Nugroho said he was arrested on Feb. 15 after being reported by parents on Feb. 8-9.