Interpol Arrests Priest Accused in MN Sex Assault in India

MINNESOTA
Fox 9

[with video]

A Catholic priest accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Minnesota nearly a decade ago will appear in a court in India now that Interpol has tracked him down.

Joseph Jeyapaul, 57, will be extradited back to Minnesota after his appearance in a New Delhi courtroom.

The victim says Jeyapaul attacked her while he was a priest at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Greenbush; however, he went to India before charges could be filed in 2005 and has been working there as a priest since.

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