KERALA (INDIA)
La Croix International
June 19, 2018
By T.K. Devasia, Kochi
He was charged with rape after a schoolgirl gave birth at a church-run hospital
A Catholic priest in India who was arrested more than a year ago on charges of raping and impregnating a 17-year-old schoolgirl, is to stand trial.
Father Robin Vadakkancherry of Mananthavady Diocese was parish priest of St. Sebastian’s Church in Kottiyoor at the time of the alleged offense.
The 49-year-old priest was arrested and placed in custody in February 2017 after the girl gave birth to a boy.
His diocese, part of the Syro-Malabar Church, suspended him following his arrest.
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