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In reply to the discussion: Catholic Diocese in India Reinstates Priest Who Admitted Child Sex Abuse [View all]struggle4progress
(118,270 posts)10. Catholic priest gets no prison time in Minnesota child sex abuse cases
By Sarah Volpenhein
on Jun 15, 2015 at 1:18 p.m.
... Jeyapaul pleaded guilty to 4th-degree criminal sexual conduct in Roseau County District Court ...
Jeyapaul .. exploited information the victim .. disclosed to him, such as the fact the girl wanted to become a nun, to get closer to her ..
The girl first met Jeyapaul on a bus ride to a conference .. when she was 15 years old ...
She told police .. Jeyapaul began calling her at her home and telling her he would marry her if he were younger ...
.. on her 16th birthday, Jeyapaul forced her to touch him, kissed her and pulled her on top of him while at his home ...
http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/crime-and-courts/3766714-catholic-priest-gets-no-prison-time-minnesota-child-sex-abuse-cases
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trotsky
Apr 2016
OP
"... The priest is living in the residential premises of the diocese ...“he has no responsibilities
struggle4progress
Apr 2016
#6
Catholic priest gets no prison time in Minnesota child sex abuse cases
struggle4progress
Apr 2016
#10
No, it actually isn't child rape, according to the news account I posted upthread:
struggle4progress
Apr 2016
#16
He wasn't convicted of rape. And the exact allegations are not clear from news accounts I've found
struggle4progress
Apr 2016
#18
... There was no conviction in a second case against Jeyapaul ... In that case, charges were filed
struggle4progress
Apr 2016
#20
Thousands of horrid priests, many of which are still in the organization, which even Frank admits
Major Nikon
Apr 2016
#26
Not nearly the level of pretzel logic required for you to assert the twelve aposteles
rug
Apr 2016
#31
Conveniently ignoring your pretzel logic with more pretzel logic. Brilliant!
Major Nikon
Apr 2016
#33
There is quite a difference between what you consider logic and what I consider logic.
rug
Apr 2016
#35
Well now, protecting the church and its hierarchy of celibate men is important.
trotsky
Apr 2016
#39
The worst part is the claim that children werent actually raped because the rapist wasn't convicted
cleanhippie
Apr 2016
#44