MN- Convicted priest deported to India, Victims respond

By David Clohessy
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
May 14, 2014

http://www.snapnetwork.org/mn_convicted_priest_deported_to_india_victims_respond

A Catholic priest who has worked in Minnesota and was convicted of child sex crimes has been deported back to his home country of India. He is Fr. Leo Charles Koppala.

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/catholic-priest-deported-to-india-for-molesting-minor-in-us-114051401563_1.html

This is not the first predator priest from India who has worked and abused in Minnesota.  Fr. Joseph Jeyapaul raped a Minnesota girl, Megan Peterson, just a few years ago. He returned to India and until recently, oversaw a group of schools there, even though his bishop knew he was a fugitive from justice. He's being extradited now.

Kids are more at risk of sexual violence in the developing world and that is why we hope Catholic officials will do all they can to warn unsuspecting families about this dangerous man. Bishop John Quinn of the Winona Diocese claims he alerted Catholic officials in Nellore, India about Fr. Koppala. We hope Quinn actually followed through and we hope serious action is taken by Indian church officials to ensure that Fr. Koppala is kept away from children.