Fr. Ralph Luczak (Luzak) c.s.c.: Credibly Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Minor

Fr. Ralph Luczak (Luzak) c.s.c.

Ralph Luczak
1958: Ordained
  • 1958-1965: Notre Dame High School
  • 1965-1970: Christ the King, South Bend, IN
  • 1970: Died

Fr. Ralph Luczak is accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl at Lake Michigan in Indiana in 1969. The mother of the girl told a doctor and a police officer who both discouraged her from making a report. The mother of the survivor also reported the sexual abuse allegation to the parish where Fr. Luczak was working and Fr. Luczak was moved to a monastery in San Leandro. Fr. Luczak also taught at Moreau Catholic High School in Hayward where a school scholarship was established in his name.