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Mangaluru South police station had earlier registered a case on Oct 15 under BNS Section 75(2) and sections 8 and 12 of the Pocso Act over the alleged sexual harassment of a 14-year-old boy. The accused was arrested and produced before the court on Oct 18 and remained in judicial custody until Oct 30. Mangaluru: Mangaluru women’s police station has registered a case against a church priest for allegedly sexually harassing a minor boy, the second complaint against him over allegations of sexually harassing minor children. He is currently out on bail, while the case remains under investigation.
The latest case follows a complaint alleging that the priest sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy, who attended the church every Sunday for prayers, on May 13. Police registered the case under Section 75(2) of BNS and sections 8 and 12 of the Pocso Act and initiated an investigation.
Further investigation into the case registered at the women’s police station has been handed over to the ACP, central sub-division, Mangaluru City, Mangaluru City police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH said.