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Fr. Johnson Jeyabal Pappusamy (courtesy Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids)

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Priest pleads guilty to sex charges

Rev. Johnson Jeyabel Pappusamy in Ludington

Updated: Thursday, 22 Oct 2009, 4:14 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 22 Oct 2009, 4:14 PM EDT

    LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) - A Catholic priest who served churches in western Michigan has pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct.

    The Rev. Johnson Jeyabel Pappusamy, former pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church in Custer and St. Jerome Catholic Church in Scottville, entered his plea Wednesday on a charge of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct.

    The Ludington Daily News says the 38-year-old Pappusamy admitted in circuit court he had improperly touched a 27-year-old man while shopping in a local department store last February.

    Pappusamy resigned from the churches after police began investigating.

    He is scheduled for sentencing Nov. 18. A plea agreement with the county prosecutor calls for Pappusamy to serve at least 30 days and up to six months in jail.

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