JAKARTA, Indonesia - The family of a Canadian teacher accused of sexually abusing three young students at an international school in Indonesia says his trial continued today with testimony from an alleged victim.
Neil Bantleman's brother says in an email to The Canadian Press that the hearing lasted more than six hours, with an alleged child victim referred to as "DA" giving testimony via teleconference for more than two hours.
Bantleman, who is from Burlington, Ont., was arrested in July along with an Indonesian teaching assistant, and both are accused of sexually abusing three students at the Jakarta International School.
Both men have maintained their innocence and the school's principal and a number of fellow teachers also say the two are innocent.
The teacher's brother Guy Bantleman says more than 100 parents, students and school staff came to the South Jakarta Court for today's session, but that officials from the Canadian and British embassies were denied access to the courtroom.
He says that according to defence lawyers and the defendants, the child's testimony today was "inconsistent and illogical" and that during the session, the child was reported to be seen looking to his mother -- who sat beside him holding his hand -- for confirmation of his responses.
