Chennai/Kochi, April 14 -- A 37-year-old pastor from Tamil Nadu was arrested on charges of sexually assaulting two girls on Saturday in Kerala and brought back to the state, an officer said on Sunday.

The All Women Police Station in Coimbatore was on the lookout for pastor D John Jebaraj for a week. He was traced by a special team from Tamil Nadu who found him hiding in Munnar in Kerala late night on April 12. Jebaraj is a pastor of Kings Generation Church.

He was produced before a special court for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (Pocso) in Coimbatore district on Sunday. He was remanded to judicial custody until April 25. He has been booked under sections 9(1)(m) (aggravated sexual harassment) and 10 (punishment f...