Jeyaraj who served as a priest in a church at Rathinapuri in
Coimbatore was sentenced to three years imprisonment by the court for harassing
a female employee who was working at the church. A fine of Rs.10,000 was also
imposed on him. It is reported that the priest was 66 years old at the time of
the incident. He has been booked under sections 376 (rape) of IPC and section 4
of Tamilnadu Woman Harassment Act. The Mahila Court today convicted the accused
for harassment but he was subsequently released in the rape case due to lack of
evidence against him.