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  Digging Deeper: Priest Allegations

Fox 9
April 16, 2010

http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/digging-deeper-priest-allegations-april-15-2010

[with video]

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - The Vatican recently spelled out exactly what bishops and other top-level clerics should do when dealing with allegations of sexual abuse.

On Wednesday, the diocese in Superior, Minnesota suspended a retired priest after allegations of sexual abuse surfaced.

Earlier this month, they received a second hand report that 77-year-old Robert Urban may have had inappropriate contact with a 19-year-old. Police are now investigating. This is the first such allegations against Urban.

Earlier this month, a catholic priest was charged sexually assaulting two teenage girls in Minnesota. Reverend Joseph Jeyapaul says the accusations against him are false. He received a minor punishment

Documents show the Vatican knew about the accusations but did not respond.Jeyapaul is in India and doesn't plan on returning to the U.S. A lawsuit has been filed against the diocese.

 
 

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