Indonesia: Quran teacher sentenced to 20 years for raping pupils under an 'aura-opening' ritual
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guru ngaji in Ciputat
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The ritual pretext is the criterion in miniature: children submitted because their religious teacher told them the ritual required it.
- Guru or spiritual-teacher authority
- Ritual, oath, or initiation
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2025-07-02 · conviction and sentence; prosecution seeking a higher term
Pengadilan Negeri Tangerang, Indonesia. Mahendra, 40, a Quran teacher in Ciputat, was sentenced on 2 July 2025 to 20 years for raping five pupils and molesting two more under an 'aura-opening' ritual pretext running since 2021; prosecutors, who had sought life, announced an appeal to increase the sentence — an appeal that challenges the term, not the conviction.
Documented coercion mechanisms
- 'membuka aura' (aura-opening) ritual pretext
- religious-teacher standing since 2021
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- national newspaper court reporting verdict and sentencing report Detik: 'Mahendra, guru ngaji cabul di Tangsel divonis 20 tahun'.
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- https://news.detik.com/berita/d-7992958/mahenda-guru-ngaji-cabul-di-tangsel-divonis-20-tahun-jaksa-bakal-banding Corpus classification: national-newspaper-court-reporting; evidentiary role: verdict-and-sentencing-report. SHA-256 f7e1a631e72c116abdea8497410b8d8ad1228dd69b63dcddcbcc062a4f972b5f
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