AG @pweiser on follow-up report on child sex abuse by Catholic clergy in Colorado released today:
“From the time we announced this program in February 2019, our goals were to support and comfort survivors of childhood sexual abuse by Catholic priests, and to bring meaningful...
“From the time we announced this program in February 2019, our goals were to support and comfort survivors of childhood sexual abuse by Catholic priests, and to bring meaningful...
change to how the Colorado dioceses protect children from sexual abuse...my sincerest hope is that this unique Colorado program has allowed survivors of sexual abuse by a priest to take one more step on the path to healing and recovery.”
You can read the report, which uncovers an additional 46 claims of abuse in Denver and Pueblo dioceses over last 70 years, here (WARNING: The report contains graphic and disturbing accounts of the sexual abuse of children): https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2020/12/12.1.20-Final-Catholic-clergy-child-sexual-abuse-supplemental-report.pdf