An Indonesian teacher found guilty of raping 13 students at an Islamic boarding school, impregnating eight of his victims, was sentenced to death in Indonesia on Monday.
Herry Wirawan, 36, had initially been sentenced to life in prison for this case, which generated great interest and controversy over sexual abuse in religious schools.
But the prosecution, which required the death penalty, filed an appeal.
“We accept the prosecution’s appeal. The defendant is sentenced to death,” says the sentence published on Monday on the website of the High Court of Bandung, in the province of West Java.
Indonesia has suspended executions, with the last execution taking place in 2016.
Wirawan’s sexual abuse case was uncovered when the family of one of the victims reported him to the police for raping and impregnating their teenage daughter last year.
During his previous trial, it was determined that the defendant raped his students over a period of five years. Eight of them became pregnant.
Indonesia has more than 25,000 Islamic boarding schools that house nearly five million students who live and study in their centers.
