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India: Kerala police registers case against bishop for allegedly raping
nun more than a dozen times
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July 1, 2018
Original URL: https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/India:_Kerala_police_registers_case_against_bishop_for_allegedly_raping_nun_more_than_a_dozen_times


On Friday, the police of the Indian state of Kerala registered a case
against Catholic  Frank Mullakkal of the Syro-Malabar church in
Jalandhar for allegedly raping a nun at least thirteen times. <!-- some
sources which were not used say 14, and "The nun in her complaint
alleged that the bishop sexually abused after summoning her on the
pretext of discussing an important issue in 2014. She said that over the
next two years, she was raped 13 times by the bishop." by HT just adds
confusion; headline needs to be fixed "Over a dozen"? -->

According to the complaint, the bishop from Kerala assaulted the nun
starting in 2014. Police superintendent Hari Shankar said the complaint
was lodged at the Kuravilangad police station. The nun said she was
first sexually assaulted in Kuravilangad. Bishop Frank Mullakkal was
appointed the bishop of Jalandhar's church in 2013.

The nun's complaint was registered just days after the accused bishop
lodged a complaint reportedly against the nun's family for blackmailing
him about the alleged sexual assault. The nun said she had complained to
church authorities about the assaults but she was dismissed from her
official position. 

Police superintendent Hari Shankar said, "The bishop has given a
complaint against the nun, saying that she has threatened him. Police
have registered two cases based on the complaints".

== Sources == 

* https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/nun-who-accused-bishop-of-sexual-abuse-to-go-ahead-with-legal-action-1875796
|pub    = NDTV
|date   = June 30, 2018
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* https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nun-accuses-kerala-bishop-of-sexual-abuse-4-years-ago/story-ICfukFv6Ty77wHvCaTBBGP.html
* https://indianexpress.com/article/india/nun-alleges-sexual-assault-fir-lodged-against-bishop-in-kerala-5239390/
* https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/nun-accuses-bishop-of-rape/article24301583.ece



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