Fr. Charles Michael Cikovic

Ordained: 1986
Status: Guilty plea

Died: 05/2/2022
Diocese: Diocese of Venice FL

Placed on leave in 1993 after allegations of a sexual “relationship” with a 13-year-old girl 6/1992-2/8/1993. Pleaded guilty in 1993 on four counts of sexual battery and/or lewd acts; sentenced to 6 months in jail and 20 years probation with mandatory treatment and forced retirement. Released from jail in 12/1995. A civil suit was filed and settled out of court in 1997, reported in 2002 to have been $550K. Previous allegations in the 1980s.On Sex Offender Registry. Settled in MO, married in 2001. Per his obituary, Cikovic “accepted [his wife’s] three daughters as his own.” Died 5/2/2022.


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