Denpasar 10-year-old claims he was sexually assaulted at orphanage

An apparently fear-stricken boy just 10 years old says that he was sexually assaulted at his orphanage in Bali. 

The boy, identified by initials RA, is from Sumba and was staying at an all boys orphanage in West Denpasar, where he claims to be sodomized by a builder, reports Merdeka

RA reportedly gathered his courage to report the adverse events he experienced when some of his relatives visited him the orphanage. 

“In the beginning, he wouldn’t say anything,” his uncle explained to Merdeka on Tuesday, but then when urged why he did not want to stay at the orphanage longer, the boy says he was sexually abused. 

RA’s case is reportedly now being handled under the Women and Children Protection Unit (PPA) of Denpasar Police. Reports suggest RA did not speak up for awhile about his assault because he had been threatened. 



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