Abused and frightened, orphanage boys cry for help but the state, church fail them

A proverb says that it takes a village to raise a child but oftentimes, it takes only a person to ruin a child’s life and in Depok, West Java, a whole community of powerful adults seems to have abandoned children who were allegedly molested in a locally run Catholic orphanage.

Far away from their parents, with no one to look after them except for the head of the orphanage, known as Brother Angelo Ngalngola, the alleged molester himself, the children cried out for help. A collaborative team between The Jakarta Post and Tirto.id has uncovered facts that confirm that both the state and the Catholic Church heard the boys’ cries but washed their hands of them, allowing the suspect to walk free from police detention to celebrate Christmas, and a few months later set up a new orphanage and live among vulnerable boys again.

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Baca selengkapnya di artikel “Abused and frightened, orphanage boys cry for help but the state, church fail them” | The Jakarta Post, 28 Agustus 2020. Artikel lengkap versi screenshot bisa dibaca di SINI.