Indonesian jet ski instructor to stand trial for sexual assault on Chinese tourist in Bali
- Man accused of taking woman to remote island and forcing her to perform oral sex
- Suspect is in hands of local prosecutors and expected to appear in court soon, Chinese consulate says
An Indonesian jet ski instructor accused of sexually assaulting a Chinese woman in Bali last month is expected to stand trial soon, according to the Chinese consulate in Denpasar, the island’s capital.
The 29-year-old suspect, whose name was not disclosed, was apprehended by police within 24 hours of the attack, which happened on April 23, and had confessed to the crime, the mission said in a statement on Friday. He was later handed over to local prosecutors and was awaiting trial, it said.
The victim, who was also not identified, was visiting the island with her parents as part of a group tour, but on the day of the attack was on her own, The Beijing News reported on Saturday.
After asking her tour guide to arrange a jet ski lesson for her, the woman met up with the instructor at a local beach. But instead of providing instruction, he took her by jet ski to a remote island and sexually assaulted her, the report said.
When she returned to her hotel, the woman contacted her boyfriend back in China and told him that the man had forced her to perform oral sex on him. The boyfriend then contacted her father and he called the police, the report said.