Santriwati Victims Of Obscenity Principal In Tangsel Claim To Be Intimidated By Islamic Boarding School

Santriwati, who claimed to have been molested by the Islamic boarding school in the South Tangerang area/ Photo: IST

TANGERANG - The case of alleged sexual abuse and violence by the Principal (Kepsek) against dozens of female students at one of the Islamic boarding schools (ponpes) in the Serpong area, South Tangerang (Tangsel) with the initials HS, continues. Unfortunately, until now there has been no further action from the police regarding the legal process after reporting.

In fact, recently the mother of one of the victims with the initials S said, after making a report to the South Tangerang Police, she admitted that she received threats and intimidation of her biological child.

"Unfortunately, the children who were intimidated because they had reported (to the police), I was really excited," said S when confirmed, Friday, December 15.

S said that his biological child was no longer studying at the Islamic boarding school. said S, his son was expelled because he had reported his Principal to the South Tangerang Police.

And until now S admits that his son often gets intimidation from the boarding school. They, the boarding school, asked the victim to withdraw their report to be reconciled.

"There are those who ask to withdraw the file because they are threatened with wanting to be prosecuted back at the alleged perpetrator," he said.

He admitted that he was worried about the current situation. The reason is that dozens of female students who are victims of sexual abuse will withdraw their reports. If so, according to S, the truth will not be revealed.

S explained again. He felt that the intimidation had made the nature and attitude of female students who were victims of sexual abuse have changed. S felt the victims had been indoctrinated.

"The children there are indoctrinated. So their mindset has changed from those who want to report so they want to withdraw the file," he said.

"Other children there are afraid because they have been indoctrined. 'You go to school for free to eat for free and sleep for free. Then we reported the basis for not knowing yourself", said one of the management, "said S imitating the words of the victims.

Dozens of students are suspected of being victims of violence and sexual harassment at a Islamic Boarding School (Ponpes) in the Serpong area, South Tangerang (Tangsel).

Information was obtained from a female teacher with the initials A, who in the end she was expelled from the boarding school for trying to uncover the alleged molestation.

The police report was stated in the number: LP/B/2112/IX/2023/SPKT/Res Tangsel dated September 29, 2023.