A Syro Malankara Catholic Church priest from the Kanyakumari district named Benedict Anto on Monday was arrested by Tamil Nadu Police days after his private videos and photos were leaked on social media. Benedict Anto was absconding ever since his personal videos had gone viral alleging that he was involved with minors and married women. Benedict Anto's private videos became the talk of the town especially on social media and many users accused the priest that he had illegal relationships with the women who came to his church. Many users on social media had accused Benedict Anto of being a sexual predator, who would send obscene messages and also kiss and touch women inappropriately. He would then force these women to keep quiet by threatening to release their intimate videos.
As per multiple reports, a lady complained to the police saying that Anto had filed a false case against her son Austin Gino because he had dared to confront him for harassing his female friend, who is a medical student. Furthermore, the complainant accused the priest of sexually exploiting women who attend his congregation and threatening them with videos of their intimate moments. A Tamil media report further suggest that Anto allegedly trapped females of all ages, including minor girls. A medical student, reportedly the daughter of an influential person in the church, was also trapped by the priest. He threatened his victims using pictures taken with them and WhatsApp chats saying that he would reveal their secrets to exploit them sexually. He trapped even married women in this method.
How did Benedict Anto's personal videos get leaked?
As per reports, Benedict Anto's scandalous videos were leaked by a group of men who attacked him a few days ago and stole his laptop.
Who is Benedict Anto? Kanyakumari's Church priest absconding after scandalous videos go viral