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The Father of Reynhard Sinaga, the worst rapist in British legal history, has said that his son's punishment "for his crimes" After he was locked up For Life .

Sinaga, a 36-year-old doctoral student from Indonesia, was found guilty of 159 sexual offences against the 48 men.

He took his victim outside a club in Manchester and she lured to his apartment, where he drugged and raped her, while filming the attacks.

On Monday a judge to jail Sinaga For Life with a minimum term of 30 years.

As a Sinaga family and friends come to with his destiny, do you have a picture painted of his life in Indonesia before he was a serial sexual predator, was.

Speaking for the First Time since his son had come to the prison, his father Saibun Sinaga BBC said Indonesian over The Phone : "We accept the judgment. His punishment fits his crime. I don't want to discuss the case further. "

Sinaga friends at the University of Indonesia say he was a flamboyant and popular student.

"He was very social, with friendly, easy to get along with and fun to work on projects," a friend, who asked not to be named, said.

they lost contact with him when he went abroad to continue his studies in the UK in 2007.

After the completion of a degree in architecture at the University of Indonesia Sinaga moved to the UK in 2007

Sinaga, so it is said, fallen in love with The City of Manchester, and His Family told us that he wanted To Live in the UK forever.

live near Manchester's Gay Village , he was able to Express his sexuality openly in a way that was impossible back in Indonesia.

The oldest of four children, Sinaga was born in 1983, in a conservative Christian family, part of the Batak tribe from The Island of Sumatra.

His father is a wealthy business man, owns several branches of a private Bank.

the money of his father to be allowed to Sinaga, a perpetual, paid international student for More Than 10 years, up to the time of his arrest at the 2. June, 2017. Sinaga's father financed his flat in Princess Street, in The Heart of Manchester City Centre .

Sinaga lured his male victims back to his apartment, where he drugged and raped her

His mother was the only member of The Family to visit Sinaga studies. She came to The First pre-trial hearing, but was not present, for each of The Four tests, your son insisted on bringing his victims to plead Not Guilty .

you did it, but writing a character witness statement, which is presented in his defense.

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Greater Manchester police say anyone who believes that they have been attacked by Sinaga or call your police line on 0800 092 0410 From Within the United Kingdom or 158 0207 0124 from abroad.

The Force says anyone in need of support of specialized agencies on 0800 056 0154 From Within the UK or 0207 158 0011 from abroad.

"describe His Family -him as a good, very bright, religious boy who was a regular Church visitors," said Gulfan Afero, Consulate officials at the Indonesian Embassy in London.

If sentenced him to life imprisonment, judge, Suzanne Goddard QC pointed out, the reference, and said directly to he added that His Family "know nothing of their true nature".

the police says they have evidence Sinaga targeted at least 190 victims in total. More possible victims have come forward After his conviction by contacting a dedicated helpline.

Indonesia, 'ashamed,'

In Indonesia, news of Sinaga crime has caused many reactions of shock and anger.

The story viral, and on Monday, Sinaga a was trending topic when the news of his conviction broke. His Family was swamped by the Media .

A judge said, Reynhard Sinaga would be "never safe, in order to be

took released" a Lot of Indonesians, not to say Social Media Sinaga shame brought on the country in The Eyes of The World . Some called for him to face the death penalty (abolished in the UK in 1965).

Other in Indonesia to question his mental state on Social Media . But Mr Afero, the met Sinaga during the study, said he was in a healthy state of mind.

"I met him Three Times in prison, and he looked happy, healthy and calm," Mr Afero said. "He understands what is addressed, he is, and he showed No Remorse , because he insists that he is guilty. So, he didn't feel any strain. "

The Judge dismissed Sinaga the defense that his victim had consented to sex with him, calling it "ridiculous" and "nonsense".

Indonesians have also taken note of, to protect the processes in place in the UK, rape victims, such as psychological counseling and the anonymity reported in the Media .

"note the way, in England, The Victims counselling and trauma healing, while in Indonesia, the rape, The Victims , the guilt and shame are forever!", wrote one person on Social Media .

Another said: "you See, here you are not to say, of The Victims were wearing the "too-sexy clothing'. "

Fears of backlash

For Indonesia, the LGBT community, Sinaga is the case, could not come at a worse time.

While homosexuality is not illegal in Indonesia, in recent years, there has been a wave of increasing intolerance and hatred is directed against the community. On Social Media , some people have been posting homophobic slurs in response to the news accusing article about Sinaga case.

CCTV footage of Sinaga in the vicinity of his apartment was used as evidence in his studies,

gay rights activist Hartoyo told the BBC he feared the case "can be used to pressure by intolerant groups, criminalization or further attacks on the gay community".

"although it is clear that this is a Criminal Case that has nothing to do with the offender and of sexuality. This is about an evil man and I hope that The Local Media makes that clear," he said.

How many people in Indonesia and the UK, Hartoyo said he struggled to understand "why [he added] did it", and added that he was "deeply shocked and horrified by the crimes".

Indonesian officials say they have no evidence that Sinaga sexual assault or rape before moving to the UK.

Additional reporting by the BBC-Indonesia's Raja Just Lumbanrau

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Source of news: bbc.com