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James F. Rapp

No-contest plea
Sentencing date
Apr 29, 2016
School and location
Lumen Christi High School
Diocese of Lansing, Michigan
Verified
Oct 4, 2026
Role
Teacher

What the source reports

James Francis Rapp, a former Catholic priest who was a teacher and wrestling coach at Lumen Christi High School in Jackson in the 1980s, pleaded no contest in February 2016 to criminal sexual conduct involving students. On April 29, 2016, he was sentenced to 20 to 40 years in prison. He was already serving a 1999 prison sentence in Oklahoma for sexually abusing teenage boys.

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Record details

Case ID
james-f-rapp-mi-2016
Category
Sexual Misconduct
State
Michigan
First published
Oct 3, 2026
Revision history
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