Credibly Accused

Search lists of U.S. Catholic clergy that have been deemed credibly accused of sexual abuse or misconduct.

Published Jan. 28, 2020

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Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota

Leo Charles Koppala

Status: Convicted, deported

Appeared under the heading: “Disclosures Regarding Clergy Sexual Abuse of Minors - Priests Accused of Abuse after 2004”

Birth Year: 1966

Ordination year: 1994

Reported assignment history:

September 28, 2008 - Entered this diocese from the Diocese of Nellore in India
October 2008 - Resurrection, Rochester, MN
August 1, 2009 - Saints Peter and Paul, Blue Earth, MN and Saint Mary, Winnebago, MN

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Sources: U.S Catholic dioceses and religious orders, ProPublica reporting, Pontifical Yearbook (2019)

Data entry by: Tatyana Bellamy-Walker, Grace Haley, Samantha Maldonado, Spencer Norris, Anna Pouza, Lilia Saul

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