MINNESOTA
Valley News Live
By: Jovana Simic
Crookston, Minn (Valley News Live) SNAP, the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests, urged other victims to come forward following mass at a Crookston church today.
Weeks ago Vatican officials lifted the suspension of a Minnesota catholic priest who pled guilty to child sex crimes in 2015. Father Joseph Jeyapaul served four years in prison and was sent back to his native country of India.
“I was shocked and felt re-victimized all over again by the Catholic Church,” Megan Peterson said.
Anger is just one of the emotions she feels since the church lifted Father Jeyapaul’s suspension, a man she trusted and fell victim to when she was 14 years-old. Peterson says she can’t sit by anymore.
“Spreading the message about Jeyapaul being placed back into ministry. As a survivor of Jeyapaul, I feel that it’s my obligation to do everything possible to continue to expose him and to reach out to other survivors,” Peterson said.
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