Kerala Girl Sexually Exploited

Adhering to a policy of "zero tolerance" towards clergy who sexually exploit minors, Pope Francis has expelled a Kerala priest convicted of rape from all priestly duties and rights, according to church officials.

Six men were arrested on Tuesday for raping seven inmates of an orphanage near Kalpetta, police said. Statements of the girls - all students of Classes VIII and IX - were recorded by a magistrate earlier in the day.

In a major relief for Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien, a sessions court in Kerala's Thodupuzha today ruled that the Congress leader will not be made an accused in the Suryanelli rape case. The case relates to a 16-year-old girl from Suryanelli in Kerala's Idukki district who was abducted in January 1996 and taken to various places and sexuall...

A sessions court in Kerala's Thodupuzha will today pronounce its order on whether Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien should be made an accused in the Suryanelli rape case. The case relates to a 16-year-old girl from Suryanelli in Kerala's Idukki district who was abducted in January 1996 and taken to various places and sexually exploited by at le...

A local CPI(M) leader was arrested yesterday night in connection with a sex scandal in which at least 100 persons, including her own father, are alleged to have sexually exploited a 14-year-old girl.Thomas Varghese, local secretary of Mazhavannoor in Muvattupuzha in Ernakulam district, was arrested by a Crime Branch team, police sources said.With t...

After the horrific case of sexual exploitation of a minor girl by nearly 100 men came to light in Kerala, chief minister Oommen Chandy today promised stringent punishment against the culprits.Expressing shock over the incident, Mr Chandy said, "Police is actively probing the case...government will not allow anyone to escape the law".   Earlier...

Police teams have been sent to Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and various parts of Kerala to nab at least 70 persons for the alleged sexual exploitation of a 16-year old girl in connivance with her father.The action came after the girl revealed to police about her sexual exploitation, including by her own father, police said.The child is being treated for v...

Adhering to a policy of "zero tolerance" towards clergy who sexually exploit minors, Pope Francis has expelled a Kerala priest convicted of rape from all priestly duties and rights, according to church officials.

Six men were arrested on Tuesday for raping seven inmates of an orphanage near Kalpetta, police said. Statements of the girls - all students of Classes VIII and IX - were recorded by a magistrate earlier in the day.

In a major relief for Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien, a sessions court in Kerala's Thodupuzha today ruled that the Congress leader will not be made an accused in the Suryanelli rape case. The case relates to a 16-year-old girl from Suryanelli in Kerala's Idukki district who was abducted in January 1996 and taken to various places and sexuall...

A sessions court in Kerala's Thodupuzha will today pronounce its order on whether Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien should be made an accused in the Suryanelli rape case. The case relates to a 16-year-old girl from Suryanelli in Kerala's Idukki district who was abducted in January 1996 and taken to various places and sexually exploited by at le...

A local CPI(M) leader was arrested yesterday night in connection with a sex scandal in which at least 100 persons, including her own father, are alleged to have sexually exploited a 14-year-old girl.Thomas Varghese, local secretary of Mazhavannoor in Muvattupuzha in Ernakulam district, was arrested by a Crime Branch team, police sources said.With t...

After the horrific case of sexual exploitation of a minor girl by nearly 100 men came to light in Kerala, chief minister Oommen Chandy today promised stringent punishment against the culprits.Expressing shock over the incident, Mr Chandy said, "Police is actively probing the case...government will not allow anyone to escape the law".   Earlier...

Police teams have been sent to Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and various parts of Kerala to nab at least 70 persons for the alleged sexual exploitation of a 16-year old girl in connivance with her father.The action came after the girl revealed to police about her sexual exploitation, including by her own father, police said.The child is being treated for v...