March 10, 2005

Missionary arrested in Patan district of Gujarat:

INDIA
New Kerala

[India News]: Ahmedabad, Mar 8 : A Christian missionary was arrested for allegedly demanding sexual favours from a woman , police said here today.

Fr Prasad Gonsalves, head of the Catholic mission in Radhanpura town, was arrested yesterday on the basis of the victim's complaint that he had demanded sexual favours from her, Patan police superintendent A V Vasava told PTI.

The victim alleged in her FIR that the Jesuit priest had promised to give her a house if she converted and also made obscene demands around three months ago.

Posted by kshaw at March 10, 2005 01:56 AM