Lutz indicted in alleged sexual abuse case, venue changed to Cape County

Thursday, March 12, 2020 ~ Updated 10:20 PM

One day after his March 2 bond reduction hearing, retired Catholic priest Fred Lutz was indicted by a Stoddard County grand jury on two counts of forcible sodomy and two counts of deviate sexual abuse, according to information released Wednesday by Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Russell D. Oliver.

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