Indonesian church worker jailed for molesting altar boys
Syahril Marbun handed 15 years following first sexual abuse trial in a civil court involving Indonesian Catholic Church
Victims’ families and supporters pray the rosary while attending the trial of Syahril Marbun at Depok District Court in West Java, Indonesia. Marbun was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Jan. 6. (Photo supplied by Azas Tigor Nainggolan)
A church worker in Indonesia has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting altar boys following the first-ever sexual abuse trial in a civil court involving the Indonesian Catholic Church.
Depok District Court in West Java convicted Syahril Marbun on Jan. 6 for abusing two altar boys at St. Herkulanus Parish in Depok in Bogor Diocese, where he served as liturgical coordinator.