Headteacher in Indonesia sentenced to death for raping 13 girls

Herry Wirawan at court in Bandung (Rafi Fadh/AP)

An Indonesian high court has granted an appeal from prosecutors and sentenced an Islamic boarding school headteacher to death for raping at least 13 students over five years and making some of them pregnant.

Herry Wirawan had been convicted by a three-judge panel at Bandung District Court in February and sentenced to life in prison.