Catholic priest Raj forced at least five girls of the school to open lewd content on his mobile phone on multiple occasions. The affected girl students were the students of class 9.
These shocking cases of sexual abuse have now come to light just two months after the Vatican Church had announced Father Gabriele Martinelli and Father Enrico Radice, who allegedly covered up his suspected crimes.
While the two Christian factions in Kerala fight over control of Churches, on several instances, bodies of believers are kept frozen for days because of the tussle over funeral rites.
District collector Adeela Abdulla said that though she held discussions with both Jacobite and Orthodox factions. However, the administration said that no arbitration was possible as both the factions remained adamant on their stance.