Benedict Anto, the Kanya Kumari Pastor who was arrested recently following the release of his private videos with several women who attend the church, has allegedly been in a relationship with three women from the same family. It was discovered that the pastor had been sexting three women from the same family on Whatsapp.
Pastor Benedict Anto (29) of the Kanyakumari district’s Kollangode area was arrested and imprisoned a few days ago. An investigation by the Kanya Kumari cyber crime police revealed that the pastor’s family had objected to him marrying a woman he was in love with and that he wanted to quit his pastor job and wanted to engage in normal life like others.
Police also seized the pastor’s cell phone and laptop, which were sent to a lab for data recovery and further investigation. Several photos and videos of the pastor with several women have already been recovered by police from his laptop and phone. Police also began their investigation by questioning the women in the obtained photos, asking them if they had been blackmailed with the intimate photos.
According to reports, pastor Anto had intimate relationships with a variety of women, ranging from college students to older married woman. He is said to have been secretly sexting with three women from the same family, which includes mother, daughter, and daughter-in-law. Furthermore, none of the three were aware of this.
Kanyakumari SP who addressed the press regarding the issue said, “The cybercrime police have arrested the pastor Benedict Anto. The investigation is going on. Anyone involved in this crime will face legal consequences. The case is being investigated by the cyber crime police. If necessary, the priest will be taken into custody and questioned. Action will be taken against those who spread obscene pictures of the priest with the women on social media. Publishing obscene pictures of women is a crime under the law.”
(With inputs from Vikatan)
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