#Neil and ferdi serial#

The men are being tried separately in closed-door sessions. Tjiong kisses his wife after his hearing: Hotman Paris Hutapea, a lawyer for both men, said the charges against them were vague and did not even specify an exact date when the crimes allegedly took place 'We're innocent,' Bantleman, 46, said from a holding cell at the court in the Indonesian capital before his trial.

If they were really paedophiles, we would be the first to know,' said Maya Lestari, who has two children at the school and was helping to coordinate the rally. 'They are the victims of slander, we are 1,000 per cent sure. Their wives led a crowd of about 60 supporters, mostly parents, who turned up outside the court waving banners that read 'Free Neil and Ferdi' and 'Reject the invented JIS case'.

#Neil and ferdi serial#

The allegations come after the revelation that a suspected serial paedophile sought by the FBI and believed to have abused scores of boys used to teach at the school.īut Bantleman and Tjiong, who face up to 15 years in jail if found guilty, have received strong support from the school and parents, and their lawyer suggested the case could be motivated by money. #freeNeilandFerdi: Mrs Bantleman talks with Siska Tjiong, wife of co-accused Indonesian teaching assistant Ferdinand Tjiong, during a rally to support their husbands outside the South Jakarta court