An Indian court on Friday acquitted a Catholic bishop of rape charges, a prosecution lawyer said -- in a case that attracted international attention and shocked the country's Christian community
New Delhi An Indian court on Friday acquitted a Catholic bishop of rape charges, a prosecution lawyer said -- in a case that attracted international attention and shocked the country's Christian community.
Prosecution lawyer Sandhya Raju told CNN the court in the southern state of Kerala found Franco Mulakkal not guilty after he was accused of raping a nun multiple times between 2014 and 2016. Prosecutors plan to appeal the verdict, Raju added.A 44-year-old nun, who has not been named, filed a police report in June 2018. She alleged the abuse occurred while Mulakkal was staying in a guest house belonging to the St. Francis Mission Home in Kerala.
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