Roman Catholic priest Rev. Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul,
facing charges of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Minnesota,
United Sates, was on Tuesday asked by the Archbishop of Madras to return
to the U.S. for further investigations.
As the
Diocese of Udhagamandalam, the home Diocese of Jeypaul, which oversees
the priest of Indian origin, said it is probing the matter in detail.
The Archbishop of Madras Rev. Fr. M. Chinnappa said he has spoken to the
Bishop of Ootacamund on Tuesday to take action against the priest. Fr.
Jeyapaul is currently staying in the hill town in Tamil Nadu.