INDIA
Times of India
KOCHI: A case was registered against a priest for allegedly molesting a girl, police said on Wednesday.
The case against parish priest of Puthenvelikkara Lourdes Matha Church was registered based on a complaint by the mother of the class IX student.
Police said the priest, identified only by his first name Fr Edwin, was not arrested.
The girl’s mother alleged that the priest had been abusing the minor at the parish house since January.
“According to the complaint, the girl was called to the parish house several times between January and March. We have found that the girl used to go to the parish house. We are conducting further probe,” Puthenvelikkara police sub-inspector M S Shibu said.
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