Profile Facts
- Name
- Edward Joseph Mike
- Role
- Priest
- Diocese
- Diocese of Grand Rapids
- Ordained
- 1961
- Status
- Accused
- Died
- 7/9/2025
- Records
- Diocesan and public records
Father Edward Joseph Mike left the priesthood in the early 1970s and was later accused of sexually abusing a young girl. White Law PLLC’s clergy sexual abuse lawyers prepared this profile from the public record.
The allegation against Mike did not surface until 2010, decades after the reported abuse. Survivors who waited years to speak up should know they are not alone, and our firm is ready to listen without judgment.
Sexual Abuse in the Diocese of Grand Rapids
Mike served in the Diocese of Grand Rapids, one of seven Michigan dioceses along with the Archdiocese of Detroit and the dioceses of Lansing, Saginaw, Gaylord, Marquette, and Kalamazoo. The Michigan Attorney General’s December 2025 report on the Diocese of Grand Rapids, part of the statewide investigation begun in 2018, named him as accused.
A Michigan clergy sexual abuse lawyer can help survivors evaluate how the Attorney General’s findings bear on a potential civil claim, even when the accused left the priesthood long ago.
The Allegations Against Father Edward Joseph Mike
Left the Priesthood in 1972
According to published records, Mike was ordained in 1961, left the priesthood in 1972, and is believed to have married. He was publicly named as accused in the Michigan Attorney General’s December 2025 report on the Diocese of Grand Rapids.
The 2010 Report
In 2010, a woman reported to the diocese that Mike had sexually abused her in the late 1960s or early 1970s, when she was 10 or 11. She said the abuse involved fondling and occurred several times over about a month. Mike died on July 9, 2025.
Criminal vs. Civil Sexual Abuse Cases
Father Mike died in 2025, so criminal charges can no longer be pursued against him. His recent death closes the criminal chapter of his case.
Civil options are analyzed separately. A survivor may still have a claim against the diocese that ordained and assigned him, particularly if it failed to recognize or respond to the danger he posed to children.
Statute of Limitations on Clergy Sexual Abuse Cases in Michigan
Under Michigan Legislature §600.5805, civil sexual abuse claims are generally timely if filed within ten years of the abuse or before the survivor turns 28, whichever is later. Michigan imposes no statute of limitations for first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
Abuse alleged from around 1970 raises difficult questions about deadlines, but difficult is not the same as impossible. A confidential attorney review is the way to get a definitive answer.
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Profiles summarize published records and allegations. Inclusion does not constitute a legal finding.