INDIA
Times of India
Kochi: Fr John Philipose (38), the manager of Balagram Bala Mandiram run by the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church at Valayanchirangara near Perumbavoor, has been arrested by the Perumbavoor police on charges of sexually abusing the inmates of the children’s home.
A native of Naranganam in Pathanamthitta, Philipose is accused of abusing five boys over two years. There are over 30 children at the home. “The priest has been taken into custody, based on a statement by one of the boys. The abuse came to light when the boys revealed it to their school headmaster,” said Perumbavoor SI Honey K Das.
The school authorities alerted Childline officials, who, in turn, informed police.
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