A 35-year-old priest attached with a Syrian Orthodox Church in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala was arrested on Thursday morning, March 17, for allegedly sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl.
According to IANS, the arrest was based on the complaint of the school girl who confided to her friend about the incident.
The child’s mother had sought the help of the priest for counselling her, as she was facing troubles with her studies, stated a report.
On March 14, a fast-track special court in Thiruvananthapuram sentenced a 21-year-old youth to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a minor girl in Thiruvananthapuram a year ago.
In an earlier instance, on March 10, the Kerala High Court allowed a 10-year-old sexual abuse survivor to terminate her 30-week pregnancy.