Kerala church sex scandal: Rape case registered against four priests

The Kerala police on Monday registered a case of rape and molestation against four priests in connection with the Church sex scandal.

The victim, in her statement to police, confirms she was raped & blackmailed.

In June, a man from Kerala's Pathanamthitta district accused five priests of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church of using his wife’s secret confession to blackmail and sexually abuse her.

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After using the confession secret to blackmail and sexually abuse the woman, the priest further passed the information to the other priests. This continued and resulted in a chain of blackmail and sexual abuse of the woman.

Speaking to Media, victim’s husband said, “Some people even ask me what evidence I have to complain that my wife was sexually abused by the priests. My evidence is the statement of my wife, what she has given in writing to me. I have given the complaint along with her statement.”

Citing this sexual abuse case, women members of a Kerala-based outfit on July 1 sought reform of the centuries-old method of the sacrament of confession, saying nuns be allowed to perform the penance for women.