MINNESOTA
Grand Forks Herald
[list of accused priests with biographical information]
By Stephen J. Lee on Jan 24, 2014
Five the priests are dead and their alleged abuse occurred decades ago.
The sixth, the Rev. Joseph Jeyapaul, remains awaiting extradition from his home country of India, to face charges in Roseau County he sexually assaulted two girls, 14 and 16, a decade ago while serving as a visiting priest to the diocese for about three years.
The release of the list came after a request from the Herald.
And it doesn’t contain new material, since the names have been available for several years in court documents and have been mentioned in news stories over the years.
It is a significant change in policy for the diocese. As recently as October, an attorney for the Crookston diocese argued against litigation by St. Paul attorney Jeffrey Anderson seeking such a list, that there was no harm in keeping private such a list of priests accused of sexual abuse.
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