(UTV|COLOMBO) – Police in Sulawesi, Indonesia say they have freed a 28-year-old woman who was held captive in a cave for 15 years by a village shaman.
The 83-year-old man is alleged to have kidnapped the woman when she was 13, and brainwashed her into believing he was possessed by a spirit or “jin”.
He allegedly took her back to his home at night where he sexually abused her for more than a decade.
The man has been charged under sex abuse and child protection laws.
According to local media, the man – named as Jago – was known as an alternative healer and for performing black magic.
Police say that in 2003, the 13-year-old girl was brought to him for treatment by her own family and stayed behind with him.
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