The Colorado Supreme Court in June struck down a 2021 law that sought to get around a state constitutional prohibition on reviving civil claims for which the statute of limitations has run out
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Colorado lawmakers were warned their bill helping child sex abuse survivors was unconstitutional. They passed it anyway.
The Colorado Supreme Court last week struck down the part of Senate Bill 88, a law passed in 2021, giving victims of child sex abuse dating back to the 1960s a three-year window to file lawsuits
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Carman: Is God a he, a she or a they? Denver Catholic schools won’t teach that lesson.
The firing of a Catholic school teacher was another reminder of the bitter side of the church culture that drove so many away decades ago
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Opinion: A Colorado without child sexual abuse is possible
We have all had to make hard choices during the pandemic, but it is time to reverse one of those tough decisions by restoring funding for child sexual abuse prevention. New research from Illuminate Colorado examines data and trends related to child sexual abuse in Colorado and provides recommendations for preventing abuse such as using […]
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Colorado lawmakers approve effort to give past child sex assault victims a chance to sue their abusers, institutions
The Colorado legislature on Tuesday sent Gov. Jared Polis a contentious bill that would give historic survivors of child sexual assault, for whom the civil statute of limitations has run out, a three-year opportunity to sue their abusers and the institutions or organizations that failed to stop the abuse. Senate Bill 88 cleared the House […]
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Colorado’s review of Catholic Church sex abuse named priests, but not those who covered up their crimes
Warning: This story contains explicit descriptions of sexual assault. A pair of explosive reports on decades of child sex abuse in Colorado’s three Catholic dioceses named 52 priests but kept confidential the identities of numerous church officials — from administrators to bishops — who covered up or ignored allegations of misconduct and transferred known child […]
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52 Catholic priests in Colorado, including iconic Father Woody, abused 212 victims, further investigation finds
Warning: This story contains explicit descriptions of sexual assault. Investigators digging into child sex abuse in Colorado’s three Catholic dioceses have identified an additional 46 victims dating back to 1950 and nine more abusive priests, including an iconic Denver advocate for the homeless and poor. The new revelations were released Tuesday by the Colorado Attorney […]
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Opinion: Why lawmakers should reform law to help victims of childhood sexual abuse
I read with great disappointment the failure of Colorado state lawmakers to once again take action which would have granted access to our legal system for child victims of sexual abuse. It was right for victims and advocates to pull support from House Bill 1296, eliminating the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse only […]
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A Denver priest — his dad’s best friend — raped him. The state’s Catholic Church abuse report revealed the secret.
Warning: This story contains explicit descriptions of sexual assault. GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Neil Elms planned to carry his biggest secret to his grave. He thought no one would ever know what he’d kept hidden for 37 years. Elms never told his mother or father, or any of his six siblings. He concealed it through […]
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Colorado’s Catholic priest abuse reparations program received 78 claims, has already paid out over $1M
Colorado’s reparations program for people abused by Catholic priests when they were children has already paid out more than $1 million to nine of the 78 people who submitted claims by Friday’s filing deadline. Another $500,000 in payments are due to four other victims and more than 60 cases still are being reviewed, said Camille […]