POCSO Case Booked Against Catholic Priest In Mengaluru

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.