LANSING (MI)
WILX
September 14, 2020
By Jeffrey Zide
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that multiple felony charges have been filed against a man with ties to the Catholic Church in the Jackson area as an investigation into clergy abuse has identified yet another suspect accused of sexually assaulting minors.
Two individuals came forward to report they had been victims of abuse at the hands of Joseph – or Josef – Comperchio who is 66.
He is facing a total of six charges:
– Two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, a felony charge punishable by up to life in prison; and
– Four counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct, a 15-year felony.
The incidents in both cases reportedly occurred while the victims were between the ages of 9 and 11, and between 1974 and 1977 while Comperchio was employed as the drama/music teacher at St. John Catholic School in Jackson.
Comperchio was arrested Monday in Fort Myers, Florida.
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