MINNESOTA
Fairmont Sentinel
June 14, 2013
Jodelle Greiner – Sentinel Staff Writer
BLUE EARTH – Father Leo Charles Koppala, 47, of Blue Earth, has been charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct and will face an initial court appearance 1:30 p.m. Monday.
The charges stem from an incident June 7 in which Koppala allegedly engaged in sexual conduct with a child under 13 years of age, with the defendant being more than 36 months older than the child. Maximum sentence for the felony charges is 25 years in prison and a $35,000 fine.
Koppala, the priest at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Blue Earth, is being held in the Faribault County Jail.
Previous news reports have indicated the child is an 11-year-old girl. The statement of probable cause released by Faribault County has the child’s age and name redacted, as well as the name of the adult looking after the child and the location of the incident.
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