Minnesota Psychiatrist Thomas G. Gratzer Guilty of Sexual Abuse of Child; 12 Years Prison

November 29, 2023

On August 10, 2023, psychiatrist Thomas Gratzer of Edina, Minnesota was imprisoned for having engaged in sexual conduct with a child under the age of 13.

Gratzer was charged on or about August 30, 2022. The charges were brought to Edina Police by the victim, now an adult woman, who is a identified as being a relative of Gratzer’s.

The Statement of Probable Cause (grounds to arrest Gratzer) filed by the Edina Police Department states “On February 8, 2022, Victim, an adult female…reported that she was sexually assaulted by…Thomas Gabor Gratzer…multiple times during her childhood. Victim reported that the abuse happened in her childhood home which was located in Edina, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Victim reported that the abuse started the summer before she entered 4th grade and occurred many times after. Victim was able to provide significant detail about the abuse, including specific instances. Victim reported that the abuse included vaginal penetration and oral sex.”

Court documents indicate that the initial date of Gratzer’s offense involving the minor was August 2008.

On January 3, 2023, Gratzer, responding to the charges, pleaded not guilty.

His trial was held in June 2023. On June 13^th he was found guilty of Criminal Sexual Conduct in the First Degree; Penetration with a Person under age 13. On August 10, 2023, he was sentenced to 12 years in prison. He is incarcerated in the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Faribault.

Source: State of Minnesota vs. Thomas Gabor Gratzer, Court File Number 27-CR-22-12422, Fourth Judicial District Court.