RAPID CITY (SD)
Rapid City Journal
December 20, 2018
By Arielle Zionts
The former Rapid City priest accused of sexually touching a 13-year-old girl was released from jail Thursday afternoon after someone paid for his recently reduced $10,000 cash-only bond.
John Praveen, 38, was released at 1:49 p.m. from the Pennington County Jail, said Helene Duhamel, spokeswoman for the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office.
“A woman who has asked to remain anonymous has paid his bond,” said Brad Blauvelt, who volunteered to house Praveen at his Nemo Road home.
Blauvelt said he’s unsure if the woman paid the entire bond herself, or gathered donations from members of the Catholic community.
He said while some of his neighbors along his rural stretch of road are fine with him housing Praveen, others are “over-the-top angry.”
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