Mohanlal, a teacher, was charged with thirteen counts arising from a sexual relationship he allegedly had with one of his students. Following a lengthy jury trial, Mohanlal was found guilty as charged. The sole evidence supporting most of the offenses consisted of the victim’s uncorroborated testimony.
The authorities became involved only after the victim found a flyer accusing him of molesting pets. Several of his friends and other students testified to procuring the photo for Mohanlal, watching Mohanlal create the flyer, and helping him distribute copies of it. The state argued Mohanlal prepared the flyers in order to get back at the victim for refusing to continue their sexual relationship.