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Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Other or denomination not established Alor, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia · 2023

Indonesia: candidate pastor sentenced to death for raping nine children

Record class

Core record

Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

candidate pastor (calon pendeta)

Organization

No organization assigned

Spiritual nexus

His position as a candidate pastor is what gave him access to and the trust of children within the church community in which the offences occurred.

  • Pastoral or clerical authority

Evidence structure

Proceedings

  1. 2023-03-09 · conviction and sentence

    Kalabahi District Court, Alor, Indonesia. Sepriyanto Ayub Snae, a candidate pastor in Alor, was sentenced to death by the Kalabahi District Court for raping nine children over an extended period.

Documented coercion mechanisms

  • church standing giving access to and trust from children in the community

Primary record

Sources

national newspaper court reporting verdict and sentencing report 'Calon Pendeta Cabul di Alor NTT Divonis Hukuman Mati', CNN Indonesia, 9 Mar. 2023.

Reports the Kalabahi District Court's sentence and the number of child victims.

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