April 2014: Pentecostal pastor Sajan Mathayi arrested in Kottayam in a POCSO case involving the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl. May 2017: Salvation Army pastor Sanil K. James sentenced to life imprisonment in a POCSO case involving a minor girl. February 2021: Priest Fr Mathew arrested under the POCSO Act in Ernakulam following allegations of sexually assaulting a minor girl. March 2022: Orthodox priest Fr Pondson John arrested after a 17-year-old girl accused him of sexual assault during counselling sessions. July 2025: Catholic priest Fr Paul Thattupurambil surrendered before a Kasaragod court in a POCSO case involving the alleged sexual assault of a minor boy.