Fr. James J. Mickus
Suspended in 2002 after an an allegation that he abused a male minor 20 years prior. Mickus filed a defamation suit against his accuser, which was dismissed in 2003. Archdiocesan review board deemed the allegation unsubstantiated. Mickus returned to ministry. Pastor of two parishes when suspended in 11/18; Archdiocese had announced in 8/18 that it was reviewing allegations from 1960-2018. Included on the archdiocese’s 10/3/19 list of those with substantiated allegations. Faculties suspended. Mickus attorney in 3/20 said the priest had a “consensual romantic relationship” with his accuser, who he maintained was an adult at the time.
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