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Kerala priest arrested for sexually abusing boy
Kochi, Jan 2 (IBNS): A Christian priest has been arrested by law enforcers for allegedly molesting a 11-year-old boy, reports said.
The priest was nabbed following an FIR by the victim's parents.
The police said that the alleged incident took place on the night of Dec 21 in the boy's school dormitory, the Times of India reported.
Identified as Fr Basil Kuriakose, the 65-year-old accused stripped the boy and tried sodomising him, police said.
While the priest said he was with the boy on the aforementioned date, he downplayed the molestation charges.
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