Toddlers tied up with rags: 11 daycare workers jailed in Indonesia
YOGYAKARTA: An Indonesian court sentenced 11 childcare workers on Wednesday to up to three years in prison for abusing toddlers at a daycare centre in a case that sparked nationwide outrage.
Indonesian court sentences 11 childcare workers to up to three years in prison for abusing toddlers at a daycare centre in Yogyakarta, sparking nationwide outrage. The women, all accused of participating in acts of violence against children, were arrested in April along with the center's principal and foundation head. CCTV footage shown on social media revealed toddlers, mostly under two years old, bound with rags on the floor, some barely clothed in diapers.
Judge Sunaryanto handed out sentences ranging from two to three years, with parents expressing disappointment at the leniency of the punishment. The facility, which housed over 100 children, was found to have cramped conditions with 20 children crammed into a three-meter by three-meter room. Police estimated that more than half of the children at the daycare were mistreated. The principal and foundation head will face sentencing later.
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