The Shivamogga police have booked a case against Alwyn Serrao, parish priest of At. Anthony’s Church in Ragigudda locality here, on the charge of cheating a 24-year-old married woman.

In her complaint, the woman, who is also a resident of Ragigudda, said that she had differences with her husband and had approached Mr. Serrao to resolve them.

She alleged that on the pretext of counselling them, the priest used to visit her house and became intimate with her. She added in the complaint that the priest promised to marry her after she got divorced from her husband but later began to avoid her. In the complaint, it has been alleged that the priest had also intimidated the woman and her family members.