Kerala: Vicar held for ‘impregnating minor girl’, removed from post
Kerala: Vicar held for ‘impregnating minor girl’, removed from post
The alleged offence came to light after the girl, a resident of Neendunokki in the district, gave birth to a baby boy at a private hospital in Koothuparamba on February 7.
Days after a 16-year-old girl gave birth to a baby boy, a church vicar was on Tuesday arrested for “sexually exploiting” the minor. He was also removed from office by the church authorities. The alleged offence came to light after the girl, a resident of Neendunokki in the district, gave birth to a baby boy at a private hospital in Koothuparamba on February 7. Based on information from ‘ChildLine’, an NGO, the police conducted an inquiry into the incident.
The girl, a Class 11 student of the school where the accused, Fr Robin alias Mathew Vadakkancheril, was the manager, had attended classes on February 6, a day before she gave birth to the baby boy, police sources said.
“Neither the minor nor her parents were aware that she was pregnant,” the sources told PTI.
The girl was taken to a hospital after she complained of stomach pain and the doctors found out that she was pregnant.
She was then taken to a hospital run by the church where she gave birth to the baby boy.
The newborn was shifted to an orphanage without informing its mother, the sources said, adding that the girl was told that she had undergone an appendicitis operation.
To ensure that the culprit’s name was not revealed, her family was allegedly forced to name two others, including her father, for sexually exploiting her, the police said.
However, the police questioned the girl and her father and subsequently, they named the vicar of St Sebastian’s church, Kottiyoor as the accused.
Robin had attended a public programme on February 25 and left the place the next day, after the police lodged a case against him under section 376, IPC (punishment for rape) and the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
He was picked up from Chalakkudy in Thrissur district last night and brought here.
The newborn was shifted from an orphanage at Vythiri in Wayanad district to a government-run orphanage here.
Meanwhile, Mananthavady Bishop Jose Porunnedom removed Robin from the office of the vicar of the parish with immediate effect as per the Canon law.
He has also been suspended from exercising his priestly ministry, including the celebration of the Holy Sacraments and preaching in public, either inside or outside the diocese, a release from the Mananthavady Bishop’s House said.
“The suspension and prohibition will remain in force until the accused has undergone the prescribed legal procedures in this regard and declared innocent,” it added.
Reacting to the incident, the Syro Malabar Church spokesperson said, “It is an unfortunate incident. The church has suspended him and removed him from all posts.”
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Ronnie D’Souza, Mumbai/Kemmannu | Wed, March-1-2017, 3:39 |
DISGRACE! Agree[3]
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Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai | Wed, March-1-2017, 11:47 |
If his DNA matches with the new born Hang him ... Agree[3]
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