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	Nun Commits Suicide, Father Alleges Sexual Abuse Times of India August 12, 2008 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Thirupuram/Nun_commits_suicide_father_alleges_sexual_abuse/articleshow/3357981.cms THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Even as controversy over the death of Sister Abhaya refuses to ebb, the death of a second nun in mysterious circumstances has pushed the Church in Kerala into a spot. The nun's father on Tuesday alleged that she was sexually abused in the convent where she was living. Body of 22-year-old nun, Anupa Mary, was found hanging from the ceiling of the St Mary's convent in Kollam district on Monday. A member of the Vimala Hrudaya Franciscan Congregation, Mary had joined the convent only three months back. Police said a suicide note recovered from the body mentioned her sufferings at the convent and her differences with the mother superior. The twist in the tale came on Tuesday with her father Pappachan accusing a senior nun in the convent of sexually abusing Mary. He claimed that the nun had made several advances towards Mary and when they were turned down, she forced Mary to work more at the convent. Pappachan, a cook in the Bishop's house in Kollam, said when Mary had come home for leave some days back, she had told her mother that she could not take it any more. She had, however, not said anything to him as she feared being chucked out of the convent, he added.
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