MICHIGAN
Attorney General Bill Schuette

Contact: John Sellek 517-373-8060

January 12, 2015

LANSING – Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced his Criminal Division has charged James Francis Rapp, 74, currently incarcerated in another state, with multiple felonies for his alleged sexual assault of several Michigan boys in the 1980s. Rapp served as a priest, teacher, maintenance supervisor, and wrestling coach at Jackson Lumen Christi (JLC) High School in Jackson, Michigan from September 1980 through February 1986.

The charges follow an extensive investigation by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department with support from Schuette’s Criminal Division.

“People who abuse their authority by preying on children must be brought to justice, no matter when the crime was committed,” said Schuette. “Our aggressive, victim-centered approach has brought us one step closer to securing justice for these brave men who stepped forward to tell of the abuse they endured many years ago.”

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