Church pastor arrested for sexually abusing a minor girl in Kanchipuram

CHENNAI: The Kancheepuram district police have arrested a 54-year-old man, a church pastor, under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act for allegedly sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl who was in the church.

The girl’s father works as a gardener in the church and the girl was with her father at his workplace at the time of the sexual abuse by the defendant.

The arrested man has been identified as S Devairakkam. The victim is a 9th class student of a local government school.

The girl told some of her relatives about her ordeal, after which a complaint was filed with the Chief Minister and forwarded to the Kanchipuram police.

After investigation, officials of the Kancheepuram All Women Police Station arrested the pastor.

He was brought before a judge and remanded in custody.