MANGALURU: A 65-year-old Catholic priest in Mangaluru has been booked in a second case over allegations of sexually assaulting a minor boy, weeks after he was arrested in a separate case involving another teenager.The latest complaint accuses Father Cyprian Pinto of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy in May this year, police said.The case was registered at Mangaluru Women Police Station following a complaint alleging that the incident took place on May 13, 2026.According to the complaint, the boy, a resident of Permannur village, regularly attended Sunday prayers at a church. The alleged assault took place when he was associated with the church, police said.Police have registered a case under Section 75(2) (sexual harassment) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 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.Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH confirmed that the second complaint had been registered and said the ACP, Central Sub-Division, was conducting further investigation.
Earlier POCSO case against Father Cyprian Pinto
The latest complaint comes weeks after another case was registered against the same priest at Mangaluru South Police Station on October 15 over allegations of sexually harassing a 14-year-old boy.In that case, Pinto 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 the earlier case is still underway.Police have not disclosed further details of the investigation in the latest case.(With PTI inputs)
