Pakistani cleric who led anti-blasphemy rallies charged with sexual abuse at religious school

Police said charges were filed against Aziz-ur-Rehman after cellphone videos purporting to show the cleric forcing himself on a male student went viral on social media.

A Muslim cleric who has led anti-blasphemy rallies in Pakistan has been charged with sexually abusing a student at a religious school, police said on Thursday. Police said charges were filed against Aziz-ur-Rehman after cellphone videos purporting to show the cleric forcing himself on the student went viral on social media. The case has caused a stir in Pakistan, a mainly Muslim country, and outrage on social media, with many calling for a strict punishment for the cleric.