MINNESOTA
KTTC
[with video]
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) — The Blue Earth priest charged with sexually assaulting a 12-year old girl once also worked in Rochester.
Reverend Leo Koppala was a missionary from India who worked at Resurrection Parish in Rochester before joining the Blue Earth church in 2009. He worked in Rochester for a year.
The 47-year-old priest was serving the Catholic Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Blue Earth.
The Diocese of Winona said in a statement that Koppala has been placed on administrative leave, and will not be allowed to minister in the Winona diocese while the investigation continues.
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