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AKARTA: The National Police said that an Australian national, identified as P.D.W. was in police custody for an alleged pedophilia case committed in 2007.

City Police cyber crime division head Sr. Comr. Winston Tommy said on Monday the suspect was in custody after Australian authorities agreed to extradition.

“We have him here in Indonesia. The man is now being detained by the police’s crime division detention center,” he said, as quoted by kompas.com.

The suspect was a principal at an international junior high school in Jakarta when he allegedly molested three children identified as A.A., M.A., and H.E. The suspect allegedly told his victims not to tell anyone and gave them lunch money in return.

The three victims filed reports with the City Police in 2007. The Attorney General’s Office finalized its prosecution in January 2010 and sent an extradition request to the Australian government in September 2010.

Police accused P.D.W. of violating the 2001 Child Protection Law and an article in the Criminal Code against the abuse of minors.

Winston denied allegations that the extradition of P.D.W. was related to the release of M.S.N., a 14-year-old Australian in Bali Police custody for illegal drug use.