INDIA
DNA
The Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights along with some NGOs and police rescued 42 children who had allegedly been abused at a children’s home in Challaghatta village near Marathahalli.
The home is run by an organisation called the Church of Christ.
The priest of the church, John Charles (42), is being interrogated. The police said that he admitted to having beaten some children for not doing their homework. Some girls have alleged that he also used to misbehave with them. Till the time of going to press, the police were interrogating Charles. A police officer said the children have been spoken to and, in some cases, bruise marks are fairly visible.
The police said that some girls told the rescue team that Charles used to misbehave with them in the kitchen.
They said that at times Charles used to spend the night at the premises. He lives in Cox Town with his family.
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