Florida Prosecutor Report on Priest Abuse Released
Please find the below letter to the faithful from Bishop Dewane, detailing the response of the Diocese of Venice to the Florida Clergy Child Sexual Abuse Report, begun in 2018:
Please find the report at the link listed below:
November 6, 2020 Florida Clergy Child Sexual Abuse State-Wide Prosecutor Report
List of Diocese of Venice Individuals Named
The following nine individuals were identified in the Statewide Prosecutor Report as having a substantiated allegation of a sexual offense against a minor. All have served as incardinated priests in the Diocese of Venice. None of them are currently in ministry; they either have had their priestly faculties permanently removed or passed away.
- Donald Baier
- George Brennan
- Charles Cikovic
- Neil Fleming
- Jean Ronald Joseph
- Edward McLaughlin
- Nicholas McLaughlin
- William Romero
- Donald Walk