Catholic Priest Booked Again on POCSO Charges in Mangaluru
The case was registered at the Mangaluru Women Police Station following a complaint that the priest, Father Cyprian Pinto, had sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy on 13 May 2026
Mangaluru: A second case has been registered against a 65-year-old Catholic priest for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor boy, police said.
The case was registered at the Mangaluru Women Police Station following a complaint that the priest, Father Cyprian Pinto, had sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy on 13 May 2026, they said.
According to the complaint, the boy, a resident of Permannur village, used to attend Sunday prayers at a church. The alleged incident occurred when he was associated with that particular church, police said.
A case has been registered under Section 75(2) (Sexual Harassment) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 8 and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Further investigation has been entrusted to the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Central Sub-Division.
The latest complaint comes weeks after another case was registered against the same priest at the Mangaluru South Police Station on October 15, based on allegations of sexual harassment of a 14-year-old boy.
In that case, the priest was arrested and produced before a court on October 18. He was remanded to judicial custody until October 30 and was subsequently released on bail. The investigation into that case is continuing
Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH said the second complaint had been registered and further investigation was being conducted by the ACP, Central Sub-Division.
The police have not disclosed further details of the investigation.
