The principal of the girls school in West Java's Bandung city, Herry Wirawan, pleaded guilty and apologized to his victims and their families during the trial.
West Java police began to investigate the case and arrested Wirawan last May when parents of a victim went to the police after their daughter returned home on a holiday and admitted she had just given birth. The three-judge panel at Bandung District Court convicted Wirawan of violating the Child Protection Law and Criminal Code. They also ordered the Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection to pay 331 million rupiah in combined compensation requested by the victims and between $600 and $6,000 for medical and psychological treatment for each girl.
The judges also ruled that nine children born to the victims should be handed over to the Children and Women Protection Agency with periodic evaluation “until the victims are mentally ready to care for their children, and the situation allows for their children to be returned to the victims.”