FIJI
The Fiji Times
Repeka Nasiko
Saturday, March 02, 2013
A CATHOLIC priest accused of rape and multiple allegations of sex related crimes was yesterday placed in police custody for his own safety.
The Magistrates Court in Tavua was told that Father Nemesio Kolikoli, 50, should be held in protective custody as tension was high in Vatukoula, where he served as parish priest.
State prosecutors told Magistrate Samuela Qica the clergy would be harmed if he was released back into the community because of the tension created by his alleged acts.
Father Kolikoli was charged with one count of rape and three counts of indecent assault following a complaint lodged by a 21-year-old on February 24.
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