Indonesia jails cleaners over school sex abuse


Behind bars: Zainal holding his daughter’s hand as he speaks to his wife before his trial in Jakarta. (Inset) Afrischa reacting after judges sentenced her to seven years in jail. — AFP

JAKARTA: Five cleaners were jailed over the sexual abuse of a young boy at one of Indonesia’s most prestigious international schools, in a scandal that has rocked Jakarta’s expatriate community.

In separate hearings, judges told the South Jakarta district court that four male cleaners – Agun Iskandar, Virgiawan Amin, Zainal Abidin and Syahrial – were “proven legally and convincingly guilty of committing sexual abuse and violence on minors”.

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