Fr. Charles Fischer, Jr.
Admitted in 2/2002 to sexual misconduct with children. At the time he was being treated in a hospital for a “serious illness” of an unknown nature and had attempted suicide twice within four days. He named names of families. The bishop suspended his faculties and police investigated. By 5/2002 Fischer had recanted his confession. No victims came forward and the prosecutor said no charges would be filed. May have admitted to and recanted a similar story 10 years prior. Per the Diocese’s website in 3/2012 Fischer was a priest in residence at St. Mary’s Cathedral. The website in 2/2026 shows Fischer as retired and still in residence at the Cathedral.
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