MINNESOTA
Jeff Anderson and Associates
Survivor Megan Peterson will speak publicly about the settlement at press conference Monday
WHAT: At a press conference Monday in St. Paul, live-streamed online from the law office of Jeff Anderson & Associates, sexual abuse survivor Megan Peterson, Barbara Blaine and Peter Isley of SNAP, and Attorney Mike Finnegan will:
· Announce the settlement of a federal lawsuit involving the Diocese of Ootacamund, India, and Fr. Joseph Jeyapaul; and
· Discuss how Megan Peterson took immediate action when it was learned that Bishop Amalraj and Pope Francis were considering returning Jeyapaul to ministry in India after his sexual abuse conviction in Minnesota
In 2015, after his extradition from India, Jeyapaul pleaded guilty to criminal sexual conduct involving the sexual abuse of a minor girl while he worked in the Diocese of Crookston in 2005. On January 16, 2016, with the permission of Pope Francis, Bishop Amalraj lifted the suspension of Father Joseph Jeyapaul. After learning of Jeyapaul’s return to ministry, Megan Peterson filed a federal lawsuit on April 18, 2016 alleging nuisance against the Diocese of Ootacamund for returning Jeyapaul to active ministry and exposing innocent children in India to Jeyapaul’s predatory ways.
WHEN: Monday, October 3, 2016 at 1:00PM CT
WHERE: Jeff Anderson & Associates
366 Jackson St. Suite 100
St. Paul, MN 55101
*THE PRESS EVENT WILL ALSO BE LIVE-STREAMED FROM OUR WEBSITE: www.andersonadvocates.com
Contact Mike Finnegan: Office: 651.538.5049 Mobile: 612-205-5531
Contact Jeff Anderson: Office: 651.538.5049 Mobile: 612.817.8665
Contact Megan Peterson: (218)684-0073; survivor19@live.com
Contact Barbara Blaine: (312)399-4747; bblaine@snapnetwork.org
Contact Peter Isley: (414)429-7259; peterisley@yahoo.com
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