Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church

Kerala sex-for-silence scandal: HC grants conditional bail to priest, accused to appear before investigating officer twice a week

Granting the bail, Justice V Rajavijaya Raghavan from Kerala High Court directed the priest to appear before the investigating officer twice a week and not to influence the witnesses or tamper with the evidence.

Kerala sex scandal: High Court grants bail to Christian priest accused of sexually assaulting woman in Pathanamthitta

Mathew had moved the high court seeking bail after a magistrate court in Thiruvalla had turned down his plea.

Kerala sex-for-silence case: One of the 4 Syrian Orthodox priests accused of sexually abusing woman surrenders in Kollam

Father Job Mathew, the second accused in the case, surrendered before the Kollam Crime Branch office in Kerala and is being questioned, police sources said.

Kerala 'sex for silence' case: Priests say complainant has been at loggerheads with Church for a while now; activists cry foul

The man, a member of Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church, one of the most ancient churches, filed the complaint before the Church authorities after his wife narrated her ordeal following discovery of a five-star hotel bill in her email box.