Two DMK functionaries and three school students were among the eight people who got arrested in the case, which has reminisced the horrible Pollachi gang rape case.
The dreadful crime has come to light after the victim has approached the women's helpline following which the concerned police department was informed.
Following the apprehension, a case was booked against the priest under POCSO Act and the Information Technology (IT) Act. He was then remanded under judicial custody.
Tamil Nadu police have filed the first case against Jayakumar on the allegations of parading a DMK member during the polling of the urban local body elections.
The back-to-back ordeals had shocked the ADMK in the midst of enduring a major debacle in the polls as the party has lost its citadels to the ruling DMK alliance.