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Nuns of the Kuravilangad Convent in Kottayam have made it clear that they will challenge the acquittal of the Bishop who was charged with rape.
Mulakkal, 57, was accused of raping the nun multiple times during his visit to a convent in Kottayam district when he was the Bishop of the Jalandhar diocese of the Roman Catholic church.
The nun who made the allegations told CBS News she faced threats and intimidation to drop her case. Her associates have vowed to appeal the "shocking" verdict.
Bishop Franco Mulakkal was cleared of raping a member of the Missionaries of Jesus in Kerala state. A court said the prosecution could not prove the allegations against him.