Former Visitation Priest Indicted on Additional Sex Charges
Fr. Marukudiyil C. Velan, 64, indicted on seven counts
A Roman Catholic priest from Brick Township who was arrested in July 2012 on sex charges has been indicted on those allegations, as well as in two additional incidents – one of which includes a third victim. The seven-count indictment against Fr. Marukudiyil C. Velan, 64, was handed up by an Ocean County grand jury Feb. 7, court records obained by Patch show. Velan, who was known as "Father Chris" to parishioners at Visitation Roman Catholic Church on Mantoloking Road in Brick, where he last served, was arrested July 14, 2012 and charged with a single count of criminal sexual contact against an adult victim, and one count of criminal sexual contact plus one count of endangering the welfare of a child against a victim who was a minor. At …
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9:17 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
Another shameful crime by someone who was trusted just because of who they were. People stop making excuses and supporting wrong...This person along with many others victimized our kids and abused public trust....Wake up people, this is happening in our schools and churches and it seems to still be ok with people. more ›