Two jailed for attack on teenager

Two jailed for attack on teenager

BANDUNG: The local district court sentenced one men on Monday to six years for raping a teenager and another to four years imprisonment for attempting to rape the same girl.

Arnold Sinaga, 24, and Marison Simbolon, 23, both drivers of a public transit van, were found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old passenger, Antara reported.

Two other men who allegedly took part in the gang rape attempt were still at large, the report said.

The incident occurred one evening last November, when the girl, who had just arrived in Bandung from Central Java to look for work, boarded the transit vehicle driven by Arnold.

Marison and two other men were already in the van at the time and she was the only other passenger. The four men harassed her in the van and Arnold drove it to some remote farmland near Rancabolang village.

Testimony during the trial indicated that only Arnold raped the girl. She was saved from further abuse because local people heard her screams and caught Arnold and Marison. The other two men got away. (emb)