TN police arrests 'Pentecostal Pastor' for sexually abusing minor from past five years
The woman filed a complaint with the Kadambur All Women Police Station stating that Paster Vinoth Joshua began to sexually assault in 2018 when she was 15 years old.
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A 40-year-old pastor from a Tamil Nadu village has been arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (Pocso) Act sexually assaulting a woman for five years since she was 15 years old.
The woman filed a complaint with the Kadambur All Women Police Station stating that Paster Vinoth Joshua began to sexually assault in 2018 when she was 15 years old.
Police said Vinoth Joshua from Vellore was working as a pastor in Aseervadha Sagodhara Sabhai Pentecostal Church in Keezhakottai village.
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In her complaint, the woman said she got married last year and was eight months pregnant, adding that Vinoth Joshua had recently contacted her on WhatsApp and started harassing her again.
Kadambur Police initiated an investigation based on which Vinoth Joshua was arrested near the Mattuthavani bus stop in Madurai. Kadambur Police have filed Pcoso charges against Vinoth Joshua and further investigation is underway.