Fr. Richard L. Mickey

Ordained: 1988
Status: Settled

Diocese: Diocese of Memphis TN

Sued in 2004. Accused of abuse of twin brothers at Bishop Byrne High School in 1980, prior to priesthood. Removed in 8/04, reinstated in early 2005. Remained active priest until 8/06 when he suddenly resigned from all “pastoral or public ministry” according to a diocesan spokesman. Civil suit settlement announced 8/07. Another man came forward to say he and Mickey “were a couple” when the man was in high school in the 1990s and Mickey was the school’s chaplain. The Review Board determined in another case that Mickey engaged in grooming behavior with a boy. Also, Mickey knew of abuse by Rev. Juan Carlos Duran and did nothing.


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