AP: Church Father arrested for rape

Machilipatnam, Aug 18: K Ramesh, a Father at a church in Gosavedu village in Gampalagudem mandal, was arrested today on the charge of raping a 16-year-old Schedule Tribe girl.

Police said the church Father took the girl to Hyderabad with the permission of her parents, assuring them that he will take care of her education. He raped the girl for a few days, returned with her to Gosavedu and assaulted her.

Based on a complaint lodged by the girl's father B Nageswara Rao, a case had been registered and the Father arrested.

The girl was admitted to the University General Hospital at Vijayawda.

Investigation was underway, police added.

UNI