Medan, Indonesia – An incident involving child abuse in Medan, North Sumatra, has highlighted the need for Indonesian schools and local authorities to better protect their students, especially when the perpetrators are religious leaders, experts said.
Six female students went to a school in Medan last month to denounce the sexual assault of the organization, also a Protestant priest.
Mira , the mother of an alleged victim, told Al Jazeera that her 13-year-old daughter had been taken to a local motel at least four times since the age of 11, where she was sexually assaulted.
“My daughter said the principal told other staff that she was taking karate practices outside of school,” Mira said. “When they arrived at the hotel, he removed her clothes, covered her eyes and forced her to give oral sex. When he tried to resist, he threw his head down to force him to continue. “