Complaint against Priest for Misbehaving with Girl in Kerala

New Indian Express
March 27, 2017

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2017/mar/28/complaint-against-priest-for-misbehaving-with-girl-in-kerala-1586657.html

KALPETTA: At a time when the Church is struggling to get out of a sticky situation after a sexual abuse complaint surfaced against a priest in Kottiyoor, Kannur, comes the allegation from a girl saying a priest misbehaved with her at the Chundakkara church in Wayanad.

The police have launched a detailed probe based on the girl’s complaint.

She revealed the details to the child protection unit.

“We have received a complaint against the priest identified as Jino Mekkat. Our team is probing the matter,” confirmed Wayanad SP Rajpal Meena.

Though the incident occurred in September 2016 when the girl was a minor, it came to light when counsellors spoke to her based on information they received. The police said more details about Jino are yet to be known as the Mananthavady Diocese had removed him from the post.