Media Statement from Road to Recovery, Inc. Regarding Criminal Charges Filed by the Michigan Attorney General against James Francis Rapp, an Oblate of St. Francis De Sales

Road to Recovery
January 12, 2015

http://www.road-to-recovery.org/

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 and begin their healing. Road to Recovery offers its assistance and advocacy services to any and all victims of Fr. Rapp and any other abuser, and all information will be held in strictest confidence, as in the case of Victim #1.

Robert M. Hoatson, Ph.D.

Co-founder and President