പ്രായപൂർത്തിയാകാത്ത ആൺകുട്ടിയെ പീഡിപ്പിച്ചു; വൈദികൻ പിടിയിൽ
Underage boy mo####ed; St. Joseph's Church Vicar arrested in Koratty.
Father Joseph Kodiyan (67), vicar of St. Joseph's Church, Koratty, Konur and native of Paravur Chendamangalam, has been arrested.
Koratti: Police have arrested a priest accused in a POCSO case. Father Joseph Kodiyan (67), vicar of St. Joseph's Church, Koratty, Konur and native of Paravur Chendamangalam, has been arrested for trying to mo#### a small boy.
The incident took place on the last Pesach Thursday when he went to the houses to hear the confessions of the elderly. Only the elderly and the child were at home. The incident was narrated by the child when his family asked about it when he became restless in the evening.
The family then filed a complaint with the Forana church and the Koratti police. Following the complaint, the vicar, who had gone into hiding, was arrested by a police team led by Koratti SHO Habibullah.
Three years ago, when he was the vicar in Vypeen, he was arrested in a similar case and was remanded. He was then transferred to another church and took charge as the vicar of Konur church from there. The vicar, who was arrested by the police on the holy day of Easter, was without any signs of illness when he reached the Chalakudy Taluk Hospital for a medical examination. The vicar, who completed his medical examination, was produced in court.
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