MUMBAI (INDIA)
CRUX
May 21, 2019
By Nirmala Carvalho
A Jesuit priest convicted of participating in a gang rape in India is “totally innocent,” according to the local archbishop.
Jesuit Father Alphonse Aind and five other people were sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in the eastern state of Jharkhand on May 17 for raping five women who were part of an NGO advocating for the rights of India’s marginalized Tribal community.
On June 19, 2018, the victims were performing a street play In the remote village of Kochang to spread awareness of human trafficking in the region.
They were from “Asha Kiran” (“Ray of Hope”), a rehabilitation center managed by the Ursuline Sisters, located about 10 miles south of Ranchi, the state capital.
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