30 Cases, 1 Pattern: How Churches In India Became Hunting Grounds For Predators In Clergy

30 Cases, 1 Pattern: How Churches In India Became Hunting Grounds For Predators In Clergy

On 20 June 2026, a Child Welfare Committee inquiry revealed that children at the Elohim Global Worship Centre in Pathanamthitta, Kerala, faced abuse and unpaid forced labor. The probe followed a June 17 police case against three staff members for assaulting a 17-year-old boy lured by false promises of education. Authorities have closed the center, rescued an injured child, and filed charges under the Juvenile Justice Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanh…