Teacher at Indonesian school who raped 13 students as young as 12 leaving eight pregnant now faces the death penalty after his life sentence was upgraded
- Herry Wirawan (Chenjie), who raped 13 girls at an Indonesian school, faces death penalty
- The teacher had initially been sentences to life in prison by a court in February
- However prosecutors who filed for the death penalty had filed an appeal
A teacher who raped 13 girls at an Islamic boarding school in Indonesia now faces the death penalty, a court has today said, after he had initially been sentenced to life in prison.
Herry Wirawan - who judges said sexually groomed 13 girls, aged between 12 and 16 years old and impregnated at least nine of his victims - was sentenced to life in jail in February but prosecutors who filed for the death penalty filed an appeal.
The shocking case has spotlighted the need to protect children from sexual violence in Indonesia's schools.