ARIZONA
ABC 15
Joe Enea
Aug 17, 2016
PHOENIX – The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has charged a Hindu priest with child molestation after the victim recorded the man’s confession.
Court records show that the girl reported to police that she had been molested for four years after arriving in the United States from India in 2010.
Police say the victim came forward on August 6 after recording a confrontation with her alleged assailant, 59-year-old Ghanshayam Ratilal Joshi.
After a friend encouraged her to contact police, she recorded a conversation where Joshi reportedly admitted to “spoiling her virginity” when she was a pre-teen. The victim said she felt she needed proof, since Joshi has been a priest at the Hindu temple near 28th and Maryland avenues for 20 years.
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