MICHIGAN
Road to Recovery

January 12, 2015

Road to Recovery, Inc., a 501 (c) 3 non-profit charity based in New Jersey, applauds Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette for criminally charging James Francis Rapp, a priest of the Oblates of the St. Francis de Sales religious order, who is currently incarcerated.

In addition to congratulating all victims, Road to Recovery, Inc. particularly congratulates Victim #1, a graduate of Jackson Lumen Christi High School in Jackson, Michigan, whom Road to Recovery has been advocating on behalf of since he came forward a few years ago. It was the courage, perseverance, and determination of Victim #1 that prompted other victims to come forward, especially young men who attended Jackson Lumen Christi High School in Jackson, Michigan.

Victim #1, by going forward and pursuing criminal charges against Fr. James Rapp, made it possible for other victims of Fr. Rapp to report their abuse…