The National Commission for Women today recorded the statement of a married woman whose husband had recently accused five priests of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church of using his wife's secret confession to blackmail and sexually abuse her.
NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma visited the victim at her residence in Pathanamthitta district this morning and recorded her statement.
The Commission also spoke to the victim's husband.
Later, talking to reporters, the commission chief alleged that the priests 'misused' their position and sexually assaulted the woman by using her 'secret confession.'