<p>A 49-year-old pastor has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl who was studying in a pre-university college attached to a city church, police said on Friday.</p>.<p>A case has been registered at the 'Kote' (fort) police station here under Section 3 of POCSO Act (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012) and Section 8 and 12 of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 2016, Deputy Superintendent of Police of Shivamogga district Balaraju said.</p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/pastor-9-others-held-for-carrying-out-illegal-conversion-in-uttar-pradesh-1235539.html">Pastor, 9 others held for carrying out illegal conversion in Uttar Pradesh</a></strong></p>.<p>The pastor, who is also principal of the college and hails from the same district, is now in judicial custody, Balaraju said.</p>
<p>A 49-year-old pastor has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl who was studying in a pre-university college attached to a city church, police said on Friday.</p>.<p>A case has been registered at the 'Kote' (fort) police station here under Section 3 of POCSO Act (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012) and Section 8 and 12 of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 2016, Deputy Superintendent of Police of Shivamogga district Balaraju said.</p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/pastor-9-others-held-for-carrying-out-illegal-conversion-in-uttar-pradesh-1235539.html">Pastor, 9 others held for carrying out illegal conversion in Uttar Pradesh</a></strong></p>.<p>The pastor, who is also principal of the college and hails from the same district, is now in judicial custody, Balaraju said.</p>