A woman from Madurai has filed a complaint with the Tirunelveli District Collector’s Office against a Christian pastor who promised to marry her and then cheated on her after being in a relationship with her for ten years.
In her complaint Varnika, a resident of the Vandiyur area of Madurai district, alleged that a Christian pastor named Samuel had cheated her after they had been in a relationship for over ten years. She also claimed that the pastor had sexually harassed her for several years.
She mentioned, “I live in the Takkarammalpuram neighborhood of the Tirunelveli district. Samuel, a Christian religious preacher from the Yerwadi area, had been in a relationship with me for the past ten years and he promised to marry me. However, he married another woman from Chennai named Blessey without my knowledge. He was lying about his marital status because he promised to marry me. When questioned about his marriage to the other woman, he pretended he wasn’t married at all.”
She also stated that when she attempted to contact the Christian pastor via phone, he scolded her and threatened to release her private images and videos stored on his cell phone if she revealed this to anyone.
She also claimed that the pastor was sexually exploiting her by blackmailing her with intimate photos and videos and that he was beating and torturing her if she did not comply with his wishes.
The complaint added, “Apart from this, he has taken up to ₹2 lakhs from me while claiming to have family problems and is now refusing to return the money. His uncle Muthu James has threatened to kill me if I ask for the money back. My neighbors rescued me when I attempted suicide as a result of various tortures caused by the Christian Pastor. No one else should suffer like me and hence strict action should be taken against the pastor who cheated me.”
(With inputs from Puthiyathalaimurai)
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