A Church pastor named John Robert has been arrested for sexually abusing minor girls.
‘John Robert’ hailing from Sivagangai district has been serving as a pastor at the St. Arulanandar Church located in Mandapam area of Ramanathapuram district.
Three minor girls aged 15, 16, and 17 had come to the Church for prayer on Sunday (Augsut 7, 2022) when John sexually abused the girls.
The parents of the girls had filed a complaint was filed with the Ramanathapuram Childline Office who later inquired the girls about the incident.
It was found that the pastor had sexually assaulted the three girls and was later taken into custody by the police.
A case has been registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Further investigations are ongoing.
(With inputs from Samayam Tamil)
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