Priest threatened and sexually assaulted 30 women in Incredible India
- By India Travel
- Published 12/3/2009
CHENNAI: It appears that important pilgrim centers in Incredible India
are becoming places of crime and the criminals are not outsiders but
the supposedly protector of Dharma "Priest".
Another shameful act by an Indian priest has come to limelight where according to police the priest allegedly threatened and sexually assaulted at least 30 women Kancheepuram, About 75km from Chennai.
The 35-year-old Devanathan "priest", allegedly played out his ‘unholy’ acts in the sanctum sanctorum of the matchiswarar temple.
Police picked up the priest after they got hold of a CD showing his sexual exploits within the temple’s precincts. Copies of the CD had apparently sold like hot cakes in the
Many women are now accusing the priest of rape. What’s made the incident sensational are its voyeuristic and exhibitionistic aspects which seem out of place in a small town known for its orthodox traditions.
According to one victim priest had drugged her before raping her inside the temple. She alleged that the priest had blackmailed her by recording footage of their sexual act on his mobile phone, and forced her to have sex with him on several occasions later.
Priest also threaten to tell her husband about the relation if she failed to ‘co-operate’. The priest used to visit her house requesting for milk to do a puja, as a way of communicating his desire to meet her at the temple.
Another shameful act by an Indian priest has come to limelight where according to police the priest allegedly threatened and sexually assaulted at least 30 women Kancheepuram, About 75km from Chennai.
The 35-year-old Devanathan "priest", allegedly played out his ‘unholy’ acts in the sanctum sanctorum of the matchiswarar temple.
Police picked up the priest after they got hold of a CD showing his sexual exploits within the temple’s precincts. Copies of the CD had apparently sold like hot cakes in the
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town famous for its ‘kancheevaram’ silks.Many women are now accusing the priest of rape. What’s made the incident sensational are its voyeuristic and exhibitionistic aspects which seem out of place in a small town known for its orthodox traditions.
According to one victim priest had drugged her before raping her inside the temple. She alleged that the priest had blackmailed her by recording footage of their sexual act on his mobile phone, and forced her to have sex with him on several occasions later.
Priest also threaten to tell her husband about the relation if she failed to ‘co-operate’. The priest used to visit her house requesting for milk to do a puja, as a way of communicating his desire to meet her at the temple.
