Fr. Richard C. Ratajczak
Named publicly as accused in the MI Attorney General’s 6/25/2026 Diocese of Saginaw Report. In
5/2024 the Diocese received an allegation that Ratajczak sexually abused an altar boy multiple times 1985-1986, at St. Hedwig’s in Bay City. Ratajczak allegedly made the boy drink wine with him before mass, then would fondle the boy and make the boy fondle him while they were changing into their robes for mass. The Diocesan Review Board determined that there was insufficient information to determine the credibility of the allegations.
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