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FBI finding could further damage JIS reputation
A finding from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealing that suspected pedophile William James Vahey, 64, worked at Jakarta International School (JIS) for 10 years may further destroy the schoolâs reputation, a commission has said
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finding from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealing that suspected pedophile William James Vahey, 64, worked at Jakarta International School (JIS) for 10 years may further destroy the school's reputation, a commission has said.
National Child Protection Commission (KPAI) chairman Asrorun Niam Soleh said the commission had suggested that JIS investigate all elements of the school, including teachers, following an alleged incident of sexual assault involving one of its students.
The recommendation was submitted during the KPAI's meeting with JIS headmaster Timothy Carr, before an FBI report published on Tuesday revealed that the suspected child predator had worked at 10 American schools as well as various international schools abroad for more than four decades, before committing suicide last month in Minnesota.
'He [Carr] accepted the recommendation and promised to work with internal parties to carry out such an assessment,' Asrorun said on Wednesday, as quoted by kompas.com.
He said there was an impression that allegations surrounding the sexual assault case had been directed only toward cleaning staff.
With the FBI report revealing that a suspected fugitive pedophile had taught at JIS for 10 years, however, the KPAI said there was the potential of more sexual abuse having been perpetrated by teachers at the school.
'The [FBI] report and findings have damaged JIS' previous claims that no teacher has done such a thing [as sexual abuse],' Asrorun said.
JIS public relations officer Daniarti Wusono declined to comment on the FBI finding.
The FBI said that Vahey committed suicide in Luverne on March 21, two days after agents in Houston filed a warrant to search a computer thumb drive belonging to him, as reported by The Associated Press.
An employee of the American Nicaraguan School in Managua, where Vahey recently taught ninth-grade world history and geography, gave the thumb drive ' which contained images depicting child abuse ' to the local US Embassy. (put/ebf)
