Indian nun who accused bishop of raping her 13 times says church tried to silence her

KERALA (INDIA)
Independent

February 12, 2019

By Maria Abi-Habib

Women at Kerala monastery say victim’s accusations acknowledged only after public protests

An Indian nun who says a bishop raped her 13 times and was urged by church officials to keep silent about it has been told the case is going to trial.

Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who maintains his innocence, will be charged and face trial by a special prosecutor on accusations of rape and intimidation, police said.

He was arrested on 21 September in the southern state of Kerala on suspicion of raping the nun 13 times between 2014 and 2016.

She first spoke out in June but police started formal questioning only in September as fury over the case mounted.

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