Status Has Become A Suspect, Ustaz Pencabul Santri At Ponpes Tangerang Escapes

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TANGERANG - Police raised the status of Ustaz N who was suspected of molesting the students of the As Salim Islamic Boarding School (Ponpes), Gembong Village, Balaraja, Tangerang Regency.

The Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Tangereng Police, Kompol Arief N Yusuf, said that the status of the perpetrators was raised as suspects based on the examination of a number of witnesses.

"We have obtained sufficient evidence from the statements of the witnesses. Both from the victim's side, the owner of the Islamic boarding school, the principal and the witness who knew about the incident," said Arief when confirmed, Monday, October 23.

Arief said the perpetrator fled after the news went viral on social media. The police also chased the perpetrator.

"After this case went viral. The suspect immediately fled," he said.

A total of five students are suspected of being victims of sexual abuse by Ustaz with the initials N at one of the Balaraja Islamic boarding schools (Ponpes), Tangerang Regency. The complaint was first made by one of the students' parents, the initials NA.

Based on the victim's story to his parents, there were already five underage students who were suspected of being victims of sexual abuse by the perpetrator. However, only one person dared to report.

The victim was a male student who was still a child. The obscenity was since last year, but it's only been exposed now," N said when confirmed, Friday, October 6.

He said that the immoral case had been handled by the Tangerang Police. Even though his son did not become a victim, he hoped that the perpetrators could be punished as severely as possible. "Because of that, the disease will not be lost. Moreover, the students will pay, so all of our children must be guaranteed safety," he said.