http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Priest-accused-of-sexually-abusing-14-yr-old-in-US-still-working-in-India/articleshow/5763381.cms
NEW DELHI: A Catholic priest charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Minnesota is working in his home diocese in India and has no plans to return to the US to face the court, he and his bishop said on Monday.
Church documents show the Vatican was alerted to the accusations against the Rev. Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul more than three years ago but did not respond.
The priest has received only a minor punishment and is currently working in his bishop's office processing teacher appointments for a dozen church schools in the diocese of Ootacamund in southern India.
``We cannot simply throw out the priest, so he is just staying in the bishop's house, and he is helping me with the appointment of teachers,'' said the Most Rev. A. Almaraj, the bishop of Ootacamund. ``He says he is innocent, and these are only allegations. ... I don't know what else to do.''
Almaraj emphasized that Jeyapaul was engaged in only ``paperwork, nothing to do with the children or anything.''
The main group of clerical abuse victims in the United States has scheduled a news conference for Monday in St. Paul, Minnesota, to draw attention to the Jeyapaul case and demand he be suspended and returned to face justice in the United States.
The group, Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests, has been campaigning recently to draw attention to what it considers the Vatican's complicity in cases of abusive priests being moved around dioceses to avoid criminal prosecution.
The Vatican has denounced such accusations and has blamed the media for what it calls a smear campaign against the pope and his advisers.
The Vatican has insisted Pope Benedict XVI takes such accusations seriously and cracked down on abuse in 2001 by ordering dioceses to inform the Vatican of all such cases. However, the Vatican hasn't issued any guidelines requiring bishops to heed civil authorities, though it insists nothing in its directives precludes such cooperation.
Jeyapaul is currently wanted on two counts of criminal sexual conduct stemming from accusations he assaulted a young, female parishioner in the fall of 2004 at the Blessed Sacrament Church in Greenbush, Minnesota, where he was working. Each charge carries a sentence of up to 30 years.
According to the criminal complaint, the teenage girl accused Jeyapaul of threatening to kill her family if she did not come into the rectory, where he then forced her to perform oral sex on him and groped her in the fall of 2004.
In a telephone call, Jeyapaul denied the charges. ``It is a false accusation against me,'' he said. ``I do not know that girl at all.''
He said he had no intention of facing the charges, and Almaraj said the church had never discussed asking him to return to the United States to appear in court.
``No steps were taken. Nobody talked about that. Nobody asked about that,'' Almaraj said.
Officials at India's Foreign Ministry were not immediately available to discuss whether the U.S. asked for Jeyapaul's extradition. The two countries do have an agreement.
At the time the accusations against Jeyapaul first surfaced in 2005, the priest had returned home to visit his ailing mother and officials in Minnesota's Crookston diocese told him he should stay in India, Jeyapaul said.
``My mother told me to remain here, and the (Crookston) bishop also told me not to come back, because these allegations have come against you,'' he said.
On Dec. 21, 2006, Monsignor Victor Balke, the-then bishop of the Crookston diocese, wrote about the accusations against Jeyapaul to both Cardinal William Levada, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and the Most Rev. Pietro Sambi, Apostolic Nuncio, the Vatican's ambassador, to the United States. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith is the Vatican office that handles all abuse cases.
``I hope that for the good of the Church you are able to reach a speedy resolution to this case,'' he wrote to Levada, according to a letter obtained by AP.
A week later, Rev. Sambi wrote to Bishop Balke: ``I assure you that this material has already been forwarded to the Holy See.''
It's not clear what actions, if any, the Vatican took. Alamaraj said the Vatican was informed of his disciplinary actions against Jeyapaul, but had no input.
Almaraj said he sent Jeyapaul to a monastery for a year of prayer and asked the local parishes where the priest had worked previously if there were any prior cases of possible abuse. None came to light, he said.
Almaraj then assigned Jeyapaul to the bishop's house, where he is in charge of compiling seniority lists for teachers in the diocese's schools.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
Friday, April 2, 2010
WAKE UP CALL TO HINDUS IF YOU WANT TO SURVIVE
There has been a long time planning happening to create communal tensions in the old city of Hyderabad by MIM to protect its vote bank which is being eroded by TDP, Communists and Congress.
MIM always shows BJP as the real threat to the Mulsims in Hyderabad despite the fact that BJP is no match to it. Now to secure its vote bank to itself again it is playing prank with this threat of saffron gangs when the reality is these communal clashes are its own making. And it is faking it even in the assembly talking about 10th class students difficulties of reaching the examination halls despite the fact it does not have any compassion towards them at all. It is a political game unraveled by MIM (which it learnt well in the company of Congress leaders).
REAL STORY OF COMMUNAL CLASHES OF Hyderabad March 28, 2010
MIM - ruling political party of Hyderabad (Yes, Hyderabad is being ruled by muslim extremist party as it is partner of congress in Municipal corporation of Hyderabad) unveiled its plans to uproot & wipe out its Hindu minority from the face of old city for ever. There had been continuous attacks on Hindu families in that area from past five days and our Secular Media infected by PAID MEDIA SYNODROME does not feel it is that important to report.
In the riots happening unabatedly several Hindu temples were demolished or damaged. One Goshala (cow farm) had been burnt and some of the cows are brutally burnt alive by this muslim savages.
One Mata temple had been damaged by pouring acid on the Mata Idol and on burning down the temple. Ruling Congress is a puppet in the hands of MIM. Muslims votes are precious to it but not the Hindu lives.
Hindus of Old city of Hyderabad are facing extermination in the hands of savages of MIM. State government is a mute spectator while muslims are attacking houses of Hindus.
Police are powerless, watching these atrocities as spectators standing by since most of these attacks are led by MIM leaders themselves.
Now government has just announced curfew and 144 section from today and when it is very much aware Hindus in this are preparing to celebrate Hanuman Jayanti tomorrow.
These riots are well planned by MIM a month back it self. It painted entire Hyderabad green by decorating with flags and buntings all over the city on the occassion of Prophet Mohammed birthday, Razakar Foundation Day and conducted rallies all over hyderabad. It is to be learnt they decorated these green buntings with moon and star where there were no muslim residents at all.
Generally Municipal corporation of hyderabad removes these kind of buntings with in a week or so. Since, MIM is ruling party of Hyderabad corporation they were not removed even after it is more than a month. When hindus want to decorate with their saffron bunting on the occassion of Sri RAma Navami there has been objection from the muslims and there were skirmishes in the old city at that time.
Now on the occassion of Hanuman Jayanti which is celebrated well in the old city, Muslims attacked Hindu youth who were decorating the area with Flags and Buntings.
From then onwards they went on rampage rioting the hindu properties and temples. There has been no stopping for them even when there has been atrocities on Hindu families and on women and kids. This government has taken no action on these perpetrators and rioters. Police department headed by a Muslim is behaving as a spectator rather than a enforcer.
Instead of controlling these mobs with strictest action this government now declared 144 section so it can now refuse permission for these Hanuman Jayanti celebrations.
See how sick is this congress government in appeasing Muslims and kneeling before this MIM just to save their power. For their power hungry Hindus are paying the price. Despite being citizens Secular Democratic Indian Republic Hindu women and children had to undergo humiliating attacks on them by the Muslim savages of Hyderabad.
Only God can save these Hindus from the Hands of these brutal Muslims whereas Hindu leaders like Chandra Babu (TDP), Chiranjeevi (PRP), KCR (TRS), Communists and Rosaiah behave as if they cannot see what is happening. They do not even dare to say word to MIM about their atrocities. Hindu society paying heavy price in life and property due to these power hungry Congress and Secular Politicians.
Jaihind
MIM always shows BJP as the real threat to the Mulsims in Hyderabad despite the fact that BJP is no match to it. Now to secure its vote bank to itself again it is playing prank with this threat of saffron gangs when the reality is these communal clashes are its own making. And it is faking it even in the assembly talking about 10th class students difficulties of reaching the examination halls despite the fact it does not have any compassion towards them at all. It is a political game unraveled by MIM (which it learnt well in the company of Congress leaders).
REAL STORY OF COMMUNAL CLASHES OF Hyderabad March 28, 2010
MIM - ruling political party of Hyderabad (Yes, Hyderabad is being ruled by muslim extremist party as it is partner of congress in Municipal corporation of Hyderabad) unveiled its plans to uproot & wipe out its Hindu minority from the face of old city for ever. There had been continuous attacks on Hindu families in that area from past five days and our Secular Media infected by PAID MEDIA SYNODROME does not feel it is that important to report.
In the riots happening unabatedly several Hindu temples were demolished or damaged. One Goshala (cow farm) had been burnt and some of the cows are brutally burnt alive by this muslim savages.
One Mata temple had been damaged by pouring acid on the Mata Idol and on burning down the temple. Ruling Congress is a puppet in the hands of MIM. Muslims votes are precious to it but not the Hindu lives.
Hindus of Old city of Hyderabad are facing extermination in the hands of savages of MIM. State government is a mute spectator while muslims are attacking houses of Hindus.
Police are powerless, watching these atrocities as spectators standing by since most of these attacks are led by MIM leaders themselves.
Now government has just announced curfew and 144 section from today and when it is very much aware Hindus in this are preparing to celebrate Hanuman Jayanti tomorrow.
These riots are well planned by MIM a month back it self. It painted entire Hyderabad green by decorating with flags and buntings all over the city on the occassion of Prophet Mohammed birthday, Razakar Foundation Day and conducted rallies all over hyderabad. It is to be learnt they decorated these green buntings with moon and star where there were no muslim residents at all.
Generally Municipal corporation of hyderabad removes these kind of buntings with in a week or so. Since, MIM is ruling party of Hyderabad corporation they were not removed even after it is more than a month. When hindus want to decorate with their saffron bunting on the occassion of Sri RAma Navami there has been objection from the muslims and there were skirmishes in the old city at that time.
Now on the occassion of Hanuman Jayanti which is celebrated well in the old city, Muslims attacked Hindu youth who were decorating the area with Flags and Buntings.
From then onwards they went on rampage rioting the hindu properties and temples. There has been no stopping for them even when there has been atrocities on Hindu families and on women and kids. This government has taken no action on these perpetrators and rioters. Police department headed by a Muslim is behaving as a spectator rather than a enforcer.
Instead of controlling these mobs with strictest action this government now declared 144 section so it can now refuse permission for these Hanuman Jayanti celebrations.
See how sick is this congress government in appeasing Muslims and kneeling before this MIM just to save their power. For their power hungry Hindus are paying the price. Despite being citizens Secular Democratic Indian Republic Hindu women and children had to undergo humiliating attacks on them by the Muslim savages of Hyderabad.
Only God can save these Hindus from the Hands of these brutal Muslims whereas Hindu leaders like Chandra Babu (TDP), Chiranjeevi (PRP), KCR (TRS), Communists and Rosaiah behave as if they cannot see what is happening. They do not even dare to say word to MIM about their atrocities. Hindu society paying heavy price in life and property due to these power hungry Congress and Secular Politicians.
Jaihind
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)