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January 27, 2014 By Kevyn Burger
The Diocese of Crookston has become the latest in Minnesota to publicly release a list of the names of priests who have been credibly accused of the sexual abuse of minors.
The Grand Forks Herald reported that the list of the priests followed a request from the newspaper.
The newspaper said that five of the priests on the list are dead and that the abuse they are accused of happened decades ago. The sixth, the Rev. Joseph Jeyapaul, remains awaiting extradition from his home country of India. He faces charges from Roseau County, where he is accused in the sexual assault of two teenaged girls a decade ago. He worked in the diocese as a visiting priest for about three years. Details of the case are on the website of the Diocese of Crookston.
MPR News notes that the half dozen names on the list are already publicly known, through lawsuits and media reports.
The release represents a shift for the Crookston diocese. In October, an attorney for the diocese argued against litigation by St. Paul attorney Jeffrey Anderson, who was seeking a list, that there was no harm in keeping it private.
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