BENTON HARBOR (MI)
TARGET 8
February 19, 2020
By Ken Kolker
Father Jacob Vellian is a revered religious scholar and author in his native India. He’s known for his singing voice and his knowledge of the Syriac language, which predates Christ.
In Michigan, almost 8,000 miles away, he is known as an accused pedophile priest.
But it’s unlikely he’ll ever face a judge, even though he was one of five Catholic priests charged in May 2019 with sexually abusing children in Michigan.
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