The survivor was removed from the post of Mother Superior after she took up the issue with the Archbishop
Bishop Franco Mulakkan of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalandhar has been booked for raping a nun. The victim, a resident of Kuruvilangad in Kottayam, alleged that the Bishop had raped her 13 times. According to the complaint, her ordeal started in 2014 and continued, despite her protests and complaints to senior church authorities.
According to a report, she had complained to Archbishop George Alencherry but in vain. The nun said when she threatened to file case, the Church authorities threatened her with dire consequences. After she raised the issue to the Archbishop she was removed from the post of Mother Superior.
Interestingly, the accused Bishop was in the forefront of the campaign seeking justice for Asifa, the minor Jammu girl who was raped and killed by criminals. Similarly, the CPI(M) leader Moideen Kutty who molested a minor girl in a theatre in Malappuram district of Kerala had also in the forefront demanding justice for Asifa.
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