Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Tamil Nadu POCSO Court Gives Preacher Four Death Sentences
A court in Tirunelveli found preacher S Abraham guilty of sexually assaulting four girls.
The girls were aged 8, 12 and 13.
Prosecutors said he brought them to his church by offering moral science and Bible classes.
They said he threatened the girls so they would not report the abuse.
The girls’ parents then complained to the police.
Abraham was arrested on July 5, 2022.
The judge gave him four death sentences, one for each victim.
The judge called the crimes part of the “rarest of rare” category.
The court also ordered money to be paid to each survivor.
A special POCSO court in Tirunelveli sentenced preacher S Abraham to four death sentences.
The court found Abraham guilty beyond reasonable doubt of sexually assaulting four girls aged 8, 12 and 13.
Prosecutors said the girls were lured to his Christian prayer church for moral science and Bible classes.
The girls’ parents complained to police, leading to Abraham’s arrest on July 5, 2022.
The court imposed a cumulative fine of Rs 52,000 and ordered Rs 10 lakh compensation for each survivor.
- Who
- Preacher S Abraham, four minor girls, and Special Court Judge K Suresh Kumar.
- What
- A special POCSO court awarded Abraham four death sentences for sexually assaulting four girls, along with a fine.
- When
- The sentence was pronounced on Thursday, in a report dated August 21; Abraham was arrested on July 5, 2022.
- Where
- The sentence was issued by the Tirunelveli Protection of Children from Sexual Offences court in Tamil Nadu; the church was near Mela Ilanthaikulam and Gangaikondan Thevarkulam.
- Why
- The court found Abraham guilty beyond reasonable doubt and classified the offences as “rarest of rare.”
- Accused
- S Abraham, a 47-year-old preacher
- Victims
- Four minor girls aged 8, 12 and 13
- Court
- Tirunelveli Protection of Children from Sexual Offences court
- Sentence
- Four death sentences, one for each victim
- Fine
- Cumulative fine of Rs 52,000
- Compensation
- Rs 10 lakh for each of the four survivors
- Arrest date
- July 5, 2022
