INDIA
UCA News
Saji Thomas, Bhopal
India April 23, 2018
A Catholic priest in India has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody for allegedly sending an obscene text message to a female student who attends a church-run school where he is the vice-principal.
Father Georgeish Britto was arrested at his St. Anselm’s Senior Secondary School in Alwar town in the western state of Rajasthan. Father Britto has been remanded to custody while investigations take place until May 5, said his vicar general Father Edward Oliveira of Jaipur.
The priest’s arrest followed a complaint being made by the parents of a grade nine student who accused the priest of sending her an obscene message. The parents also accuse the priest of harassing their daughter and for attempting to convert her to Christianity.
“Church officials said the complaint and arrest are part of an attempt to tarnish the image of the church-run institution in the state,” said Father Oliveira.
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