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Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a nun several times between 2014 and 2016, has been acquitted by a court in Kerala.
Franco Mulakkal was the first Catholic bishop in India to be arrested for assaulting a nun.
A court in Kottayam acquitted him of all charges after a trial that lasted for more than 100 days.
In 2018, the nun from a congregation under the Jalandhar diocese had accused Bishop Franco of sexual assault.
Bishop Franco was arrested and the charges listed against him included wrongful confinement, criminal intimidation.
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With inputs from NDTV
