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Child abuse: Indian priest gets six years in US

On: March 31, 2019

Rapid City, March 31, 2019: A former Catholic priest from India has been sentenced to six years in prison for sexually abusing a teenage girl in the US. John Praveen Itukulapati, a former Holy Spirit priest from Telangana, pleaded guilty in February to sexually touching a 13-year-old girl in theContinue Reading

Indian Catholic priest arrested in US for sexual abuse

By: Matters India

On: October 4, 2018

In: Top Story

Rapid City: A Catholic priest from India was arrested on October 2 in Rapid City in South Dakota state of the United States. Police officials said Father John Praveen was arrested on suspicion that he had sexual contact with a child. The 38-year-old priest was taken into custody after aContinue Reading