The All Women Police, Mamallapuram, has arrested a 58-year-old pastor on charges of raping a minor girl and impregnating her.
The police said the offender was identified as Charles, 58, and was running a home for children in Vayalur. The accused allegedly raped the girl and impregnated her. She was delivered of a baby in 2021. He took them to a woman in Thirumangalam and left them with her. Later, a complaint was lodged with the police.
The All Women Police, Mamallapuram, booked a case under the POCSO Act. The police had launched a search. Following secret information, a special team nabbed him at a hotel in Koyambedu and remanded him in judicial custody. The police sources said his son was an accused in the case.
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