Parish Priest of St. Herkulanus, Yosep Sirilus Natet: There has to be justice for the victims
In early February, not long after taking the role of head priest at St. Herkulanus Parish in Depok, West Java, Yosep Sirilus Natet was faced with a case of sexual violence against altar boys. At first, there were two victims.
Tempo
June 23, 2020
BUT as things developed, the number of victims rose to 21 boys. Natet also faced polarized opinions among his congregation over the sexual abuse allegedly committed by lawyer Syahril Parlindungan Marbun, the parish’s acolyte adviser. “The legal process must proceed,” he told Tempo’s Stefanus Pramono and Mustafa Silalahi on the second floor of the pastoral building on Thursday, June 18.