Indian Woman Says She Was Raped By 3 Church Priests

An Indian court on Wednesday refused pre-arrest bail to three church priests in a rape case filed by a woman in southern India. Fearing arrests, the three approached the Kerala state High Court in the city of Kochi after the state police early this month began investigating a complaint by the woman that they sexually exploited her over years. Justice R. Vijayaraghavan on Wednesday said he could not ignore the police's concern that the priests would try to tamper with the evidence...

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