Deported Priest Faces Sexual Abuse Lawsuit

MINNESOTA
KVRR

Jason Cerjak, Weekend Meteorologist, jcerjak@kvrr.com

CROOKSTON, Minn. –
A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a woman who says she was sexually abused by a priest in the Crookston Diocese.

Megan Peterson claims Father Joseph Jeyapaul had sexual contact with her multiple times as a teenager in 2004.

Last year, Jeyapaul was deported after he pleaded guilty to a criminal sexual conduct charge in Roseau County.

The lawsuit seeks damages from Jeyapaul’s home diocese in India.

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