Kerala Church Teacher Arrested for Sexually Abusing 16-year-old Boy

By Sneha Mary Koshy
NDTV
October 20, 2016

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A Church teacher was arrested for sexually abusing a student in Kerala's Ernakulam.

A teacher who taught at the Sunday school for a church in Kerala's Ernakulam has been arrested by the police for sexually abusing a student.

The teacher, aged 56, Suresh, allegedly tried forcing himself onto a 16-year-old boy.

"The teacher has been charged under the Juvenile Justice Act and for forcing the teenager into homosexuality," police told NDTV.

The student, according to police, has alleged that the teacher made physical advances twice since December 2015, before finally forcing himself on the student this month.

The teacher has been arrested and police are investigating if he abused other students as well, an officer said.