onths after The Jakarta Post and Tirto.id unraveled a case of alleged sexual abuse in Depok, West Java, authorities have failed to provide justice for several victims who accuse one of their former overseers, who goes by the name Brother Angelo.
The Depok Police have yet to bring Angelo, nicknamed “night bat” by some of the victims who were willing to speak to Tirto in a collaboration with The Jakarta Post, to court, as they said they had not been able to obtain proper evidence and testimony from the victims.
Angelo, whose real name is Lukas Lucky Ngalngola, previously ran the Kencana Bejana Rohani orphanage in Depok, caring for dozens of children that came from different parts of the country.
On Sept. 14, 2019, the Depok Police arrested him the day after National Orphanage Forum deputy head Farid Ari Fandi had reported him to the police on behalf of the Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI).
During their investigation in September last year, the Depok Police even obtained a documented confession from Angelo. However, the case never went through court after the prosecutor’s office wanted the police to add more statements from the victims and witnesses.
The police claimed they were unable to find three boys who had originally been ready to speak up after an examination.
In December, the police released Angelo, saying they could not complete the dossier needed to bring him to trial.
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