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Sister Jesme from church in Kerala alleged that harassment, sexual repression, exploitation of children by priests & clandestine same sex relations take place behind every closed doors of Church’s in India
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date:Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 10:13 PM
subject:General Manager, Church of Christ officials detained for sexually harassing children
General Manager, Church of Christ officials detained for sexually harassing children
BANGALORE: Two officials of a non-governmental organisation were detained by police for allegedly sexually harassing and brutally assaulting children at its shelter. Devanahalli Airport police station officers confirmed that John Charles, general manager, Church of Christ, an NGO located on Bellary Road in Chellaghatta, and board member, John Williams, were picked up for questioning.
They said a case with multiple charges, including sexual abuse and assault, will be booked against the duo after interrogation. On Wednesday evening, Child Welfare Committee (CWC) members raided the home following a complaint lodged with them through Childline, a children's helpline, on Tuesday night by anonymous persons and rescued 42 children - 19 girls and 23 boys all between the age of 8 and 18.
Nina Nayak, chairperson, Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR), said girls in the home told counsellors they had been sexually abused. After the complaint from Childline, CWC first visited the home and realized the matter was grave before conducting the raid.
CWC members told TOI there were visible injury marks on the children's bodies. All the children will be relocated to different homes and will be produced before the CWC court. Two girls have been sent back to their parents. "We're moving the remaining girls to the APSA home nearby and the boys will be moved to the Don Bosco home. On Thursday, boys will be produced in the CWC Court No 1 and girls in CWC Court No 2 on Friday," said Meena Jain, chairman, CWC Court No 2.
Sister Jesme from church in Kerala alleged that harassment, sexual repression, exploitation of children by priests & clandestine same sex relations take place behind every closed doors of Church’s in India.
Accused used to watch
kids undress in the room
BANGALORE: Many heartrending stories unfolded when 42 children, who were rescued from a children's home in Chellagatta on Old Airport Road, were produced before the child welfare committee (CWC) court on Thursday. CWC members had raided the Church of Christ Home on Wednesday evening.
The children revealed many a story about how they were allegedly assaulted by John Charles, general manager of the home. One of the rescued kids told committee members that he was allegedly beaten up by Charles daily for no apparent reason at all.
One of the children - a six-year-old - showed the marks on his arm and told the CWC authorities: "He would abuse us in very filthy language and beat us with sticks." One of the girls studying in PUC told the members that Charles ensured there were no latches fixed to the doors in the home and he would come to the room when they were undressing. No women was employed at the home despite it housing girls. Parents of the children were asked not to come to the orphanage.
Investigators said Charles would warn parents against visiting the home because it would expose him to the funding agencies. Hapless parents, who couldn't afford to raise their children, agreed to the conditions allegedly laid down by Charles.
Only two among the 42 children were orphans, rest of them belonged to families that were not well off. Of those rescued, two girls were take back by their parents. For the rest, CWC members are trying to locate their parents to send them home.
Police have shut the institution as no permission was taken from the urban deputy commissioner, child right commission for running an institution for children. The institution did not have any record of the family background of the children and any record of them being enrolled in the institution either.
Accused used to watch kids undress in the room
TNN Mar 2, 2012, 03.27AM IST
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BANGALORE: Many heartrending stories unfolded when 42 children, who were rescued from a children's home in Chellagatta on Old Airport Road, were produced before the child welfare committee (CWC) court on Thursday. CWC members had raided the Church of Christ Home on Wednesday evening.
The children revealed many a story about how they were allegedly assaulted by John Charles, general manager of the home. One of the rescued kids told committee members that he was allegedly beaten up by Charles daily for no apparent reason at all.
One of the children - a six-year-old - showed the marks on his arm and told the CWC authorities: "He would abuse us in very filthy language and beat us with sticks." One of the girls studying in PUC told the members that Charles ensured there were no latches fixed to the doors in the home and he would come to the room when they were undressing. No women was employed at the home despite it housing girls. Parents of the children were asked not to come to the orphanage.
Investigators said Charles would warn parents against visiting the home because it would expose him to the funding agencies. Hapless parents, who couldn't afford to raise their children, agreed to the conditions allegedly laid down by Charles.
Only two among the 42 children were orphans, rest of them belonged to families that were not well off. Of those rescued, two girls were take back by their parents. For the rest, CWC members are trying to locate their parents to send them home.
Police have shut the institution as no permission was taken from the urban deputy commissioner, child right commission for running an institution for children. The institution did not have any record of the family background of the children and any record of them being enrolled in the institution either.
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