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More students step forward in Depok sex abuse case
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ine more students have come forward with allegations of sexual abuse against an elementary school teacher in Depok, West Java, raising the number off alleged victims to 13.
“We arrested the suspect yesterday and he is currently being detained at the Depok Police headquarters,” Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Argo Yuwono said on Friday as reported by tempo.co.
The arrest was made following police reports filed by the parents of four alleged victims.
According to Depok Police chief Sr. Comr. Didik Sugiarto, the teacher had confessed to molesting the students, who have undergone physical examinations at the Kramat Jati Police Hospital in East Jakarta as part of the investigation.
The abuse started last year, the four students alleged.
Argo said the police were still investigating the case.
Meanwhile, the Depok Police are working with the Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) to counsel the students.
The suspect has been charged with Article 76 of Law No 25/2014 on child protection. (ami)
