Rape Attempt by Kerala Agali Raksha Villa centre Church Councillors

Attempt-to-rape case against councillors of Xian ashram

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Thiruvananthapuram: Police in Kerala have registered cases of attempted rape and sexual abuse against two councillors of a rehabiliation centre allegedly associated with a Christian Ashram in Agali in Palakkad district.The case follows a complaint filed by five girls who managed to flee from the Centre unable to bear the constant abuse heaped on them by the Brothers.
We have registered four cases of sexual abuse and one case of attempted rape against Patrick and Joshi,who were councillors at the Raksha Villa centre, Agali sub inspector of police P M Gopakumar said.The centre,police sources said,was associated with an Ashram run by missionaries in Agali.The accused are yet to be traced,he added.The five harassed girls,who hail from Ernakulam district,had run away from the centre,which basically functions as a counselling centre,and landed at the Olavakkode railway station in Palakkad where they were discovered by the Railway Police personnel.They were then taken to the Agali police station where their statements were recorded.
They escaped from the centre with the help of a local panchayat committee member at 2 am on June 26 and managed to reach Coimbatore.As they did not have the money to pay for auto,the girls gave their gold ring.The girls,who were victims of jilted love affairs,had been sent to the centre by their parents for counselling.They were let off with their parents after recording of statement.

Six girls escaped from Christian ‘Brothel’

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26/06/2010 15:29:31  HK

Palakkad: Five girls who escaped from sexual abuse by Pastors in Agali Assissi ‘Ashram’ are now under the custody of Kerala police. Girls of age range 16 to 23 were later handed over to Parents. Girls who were handed over to this Ashram by their own parents for spiritual upliftment reported to Police that they were undergoing sexual upliftment over there along with mental and physical torture.

All the girls are from Ernakulam district. As reported by girls to the Police, they were molested by three pastors as Patrick, Rexi and Johny. There are 50 children who are undergoing sexual abuse in this ‘brothel’ centre in the name of counselling and spiritualism.

Earlier also there were several complaints against this Assissi Ashram for torturing their inmates. Thanks to higher secular consciousness of Keralites no cases were registered against this torture centre.24 X7 Kerala based media channels also are keeping a shameless silence in highlighting this repeated incidents of sexual abuse reported from these so called Christian spiritual centres.

Even in the way certain print media’s report they purposefully black out that this ASHRAM is ran by Christians. The title in one of the popular daily goes like this – “Abuse in Ashram, Escaped girls under Police custody “. So it is upto the reader to find out whether this ‘Ashram’ belong to Hindus or Christians. Atleast Muslims keep their individuality and names their institutions in Arabic , unlike Christians who shamelessly use Sanskrit words with the sole aim of duping gullible Hindus. Even Media is playing to their tune and anything negative needs to be reported they too follows the misinformation technique devised by Missionaries.

Kerala: sexual harassment at ‘spiritual’ centre

FRIDAY, 02 JULY 2010 08:55 VYGANEWS

Thiruvananthapuram:  It was touted as a centre for spiritual healing. But it turned out to be a house of horror for five young girls, who allege they were sexually harassed by two trustees of a Catholic charity organization on the pretext of ‘spiritual healing.’

Unable to bear the trauma, all five ran away to a nearby railway station and were spotted by the police.

“They admitted us in the guise of providing counselling but exploited us,” said one of the victims.

A case has now been registered against the two trustees of ‘Abhaya Kendram’ centre at Agalia in Palakkad district that functioned without a license has been shut down.

But the state Women’s Commission has taken serious note of the incident and has asked the government to check the functioning of such spiritual centres.

“Atrocities against women are on the rise in Kerala. Ministers have to intervene. Orders have to be passed so that such institutions are not allowed to function,” said Justice D Sridevi, the chairperson of Kerala State Women’s Commission.

Women’s activists hope this incident will serve as an eye-opener for the government to clamp down on such illegal spiritual healing centres that are mushrooming in the state.
-Source: NDTV