A former priest, teacher and wrestling coach at a Michigan Catholic school, who once reportedly taught in Philadelphia, has been charged in connection with reported sexual assaults of several boys more than three decades ago.
State Attorney General Bill Schuette says 75-year-old James Rapp was arraigned Thursday in Jackson District Court on 13 counts of criminal sexual conduct.
Schuette says the investigation started in 2013 when two men came forward to report alleged past abuse.
Rapp was assigned to Jackson Lumen Christi High School at the time. He was told to leave in 1987 following allegations a student was molested.
Rapp was sentenced to prison in 1999 for sexually abusing teenage boys in Oklahoma.
Ordained in 1959, Rapp also taught in Philly, Illinois and New York, reported Detroit's WWJ. Authorities said they were concerned their could be more victims.
Rapp was jailed Thursday pending a June 26 preliminary examination conference.
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The Associated Press left a message seeking comment from Rapp's lawyer.
