Foreigners arrested on sodomy charges

Foreigners arrested on sodomy charges

MEDAN: Local police arrested two foreigners on Thursday on
charges of sodomizing underaged boys.

Police arrested the two men -- Rendal Mardet, 29, and Manfred
H.X Has, 56, -- during a raid on the house they were renting in
the Rivera Tanjung Morawa housing complex.

Hundreds of photos of naked boys were confiscated during the
raid.

North Sumatra Police spokesman Lt. Col. Amrin Karim said four
boys so far had come forward to report the men. He added,
however, that several dozen boys between the ages of 10 and 14
were believed to have been victimized by the men.

According to testimony from the victims, the two men usually
lured young boys from nearby swimming pools and promised them
toys if they accompanied them home.

Antara reported that Rendal was an American, and Manfred
worked as an English teacher in Medan.