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A Catholic priest was sentenced to seven years' rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl eight years ago.
Thrissur,UPDATED: Dec 28, 2022 23:30 IST
The priest sexually assaulted the minor girl when she was preparing for her first Holy Communion at the parish. (Representative photo)
In Short
- The priest sexually assaulted the minor girl when she was preparing for her first Holy Communion at the parish
- The incident occurred eight years ago under the Ollur police station limit
- A fast-track court in Thrissur imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the accused
By Press Trust of India: A Kerala court on Wednesday sentenced a Catholic priest to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl in this district eight years ago.
Thrissur fast track court judge Bindu Sudhakaran also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on 49-year-old accused Raju Kokkan after he was found guilty under various sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
According to the prosecution, the incident was reported in 2014 under the Ollur police station limit.
The prosecution case was that the minor girl was lured by the priest and sexually assaulted her when she was preparing for her first Holy Communion at the parish.
Posted By:
Raajnandini Mukherjee
Published On:
Dec 28, 2022
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