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exual abusers of children target boys more than girls, the Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) said on Monday.

Citing reports filed with the commission, the KPAI said the majority of victims in cases of child sexual abuse that were reported in the first two months of the year were male children.

KPAI chairman Susanto said the commission received 223 reports of sexual abuse against male children from January to February. Jambi recorded the highest number, with 80 cases involving boys, and Tangerang, Banten, ranking second with 45 cases. These were followed by South Tapanuli, North Sumatra, with 42 cases, Aceh with 26 cases, Karanganyar, Central Java, with 17, Banyumas, East Java, with seven and Tasikmalaya, West Java, with six.

“[The records] show that boys are just as vulnerable as girls. Hence, we need to implement stronger protection for boys, too,” Susanto said on Monday, as quoted by kompas.com.

KPAI commissioner Retno Listyarti said the cases occurred mainly at educational institutions, while the majority of perpetrators were elementary and junior high school teachers. “The abuse occurred on school premises, such as in restrooms, classrooms, student organization offices and even in musholla [prayer rooms],” she said.