MINNESOTA
Mankato Free Press

By Dan Linehan
Free Press Staff Writer

BLUE EARTH — A Blue Earth priest has been charged with molesting an 11-year-old girl.

Leo Charles Koppala, 47, was having dinner with the girl and her family member on Friday night. At one point, the girl went downstairs to watch television.

According to the criminal complaint, Koppala came downstairs, pulled her up from where she was sitting and kissed her on the cheeks and lips. He then put one hand on her lower back and the other on her chest, according to the complaint.

The girl said Koppala “moved his hand around on her chest touching her breasts,” according to the complaint. All of the touching was done over her clothes.