OKLAHOMA CITY (OK)
KFOR
November 5, 2018
By Lili Zheng
The attorney of a Catholic priest facing an allegation of child sex abuse is sharing his side of the story.
On Sunday, the Archdiocese of Oklahoma announced Father James Mickus had been removed from ministry pending an investigation of alleged child sex abuse. Mickus, a pastor for two Catholic churches in Chandler and Stroud, has served at more than a dozen churches in Oklahoma.
We’re told the allegation does not involve Mickus’ current parishes.
His attorney, Stephen Jones, told News 4 he is confident the allegation stems from 2002, when Mickus was first accused and later exonerated. Mickus was informed of his removal by Archbishop Paul Coakley on Friday.
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