Alappuzha: Even as four priests from the Orthodox church are in the dock over allegations that they raped a housewife, the police have booked another, one Fr Binu George, in a different case. Fr. George has been accused of raping a woman who had approached him to settle a family dispute. The four priests are accused of abusing a woman over a long period after threatening to expose her confession.
The Kayamkulam police have booked Fr George, who was a priest at the Olaketti church under the Mavelikkara diocese. The woman's complaint said she was called to the church office and raped. She, along with her husband, had met the diocesan authorities and filed a complaint after the incident in 2014. However, the church reportedly hushed up the case by transferring the priest to Ranni. The woman approached the police as he continued to send obscene messages to her on the phone and was spreading nasty tales to malign her.
The Kayamkulam circle inspector said the case was registered after the woman was put through a medical check. The DySP in charge of the district crime records bureau heads the investigation.
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