NEW JERSEY
The Village Voice
By James King
Wed., Jul. 18 2012
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before, but a Catholic priest is accused of sexual misconduct. In what can be seen as a slight change of pace for the church, only one of the alleged victims is a child.
Authorities in New Jersey arrested 64-year-old Father Velanmarukudiyil J. Christudas — known to his flock as “Father Chris” — on Saturday after one of his female parishioners claimed he sexually abused her and her child at their home the previous day.
Details of the alleged assault are unknown, and the Ocean County District Attorney’s Office didn’t immediately respond to our request for more information.
Christudas, according to the Dicoese of Trenton, has been relieved of his priestly duties as authorities continue to investigate the alleged attack.
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