Court sentences former temple priest to life for sexually assaulting minor in Thiruvananthapuram

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: (Feb 28) A special court on Saturday sentenced a former temple priest to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl under the pretext of performing rituals to drive away evil spirits.

Thiruvananthapuram Additional Sessions Court (POCSO Act cases) Judge Shibu MP found the accused, Binesh (45) of Moothakunnam, Ernakulam district, guilty of the crime and further imposed a fine of Rs two lakh.

Binesh was formerly a priest at the Kannamoola Balsubramanya Temple.