Survivors in Colorado Will Have a Limited Time to File Lawsuits for Sexual Abuse Occurring Between 1960 and 2021 With the new year comes a new law opening the doors of Colorado’s courthouses to survivors of childhood sexual abuse. On January 1, 2022, the Child Sexual Abuse Accountability Act went into effect, allowing survivors of child sexual abuse to sue schools,…
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Colorado Sex Abuse Survivors Now Have Options For Justice
New Colorado Sex Abuse Statute of Limitations Gives Many Survivors Access to Courthouse In early July, 2021, the State of Colorado became the latest in the wave of states to pass an extension to the statute of limitations on child sex abuse cases. In a landmark move, it re-opened its courts to many survivors of child sexual abuse by creating…
Colorado Law Removes Statute of Limitations On Lawsuits Filed By Child Sex Abuse Victims
Colorado sexual abuse survivors will finally get a long-awaited change in law to provide civil justice. After 15 years of intense lobbying, Colorado joins a dozen other states that have eliminated the statute of limitations for some or all types of claims arising from childhood sexual abuse. On April 15, 2021, Gov. Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 73, which removes…
New Colorado Bill Gives Child Sexual Abuse Survivors A Chance For Justice
Colorado sexual abuse survivors may finally get a long-awaited change in law which provide for civil justice. Under a new bill that the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA) helped draft, survivors of child sexual abuse could sue individuals or institutions – for triple damages – if their abuse resulted from a cover-up, no matter how long ago the abuse…
Father E – Diocese of Colorado Springs
Father E Diocese of Colorado Springs 981-1982: Holy Apostles (Colorado Springs, CO) 1983-1984: Presentation of Our Lady (Denver, CO) 1985: Annunciation (Leadville, CO) 1986: St. Joseph’s (Leadville, CO) 1987: St. Patrick’s (Colorado Springs, CO) 1988: Unknown 1989-1992: On Duty Outside of the Diocese 1993-1994:…
Fr. William Martinez – Diocese of Colorado Springs
Father William Martinez Diocese of Colorado Springs Laicized: 2006 Assigned as follows: Holy Apostles Parish (Colorado Springs, CO) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Fr. William Martinez: Fr. William Martinez served in the Archdiocese of Denver. According to media reports, in October 2019, the Colorado Attorney General released a detailed report of a special investigation into the handling of child…
Colorado Attorney General Releases Scathing Investigative Report on Sexual Abuse in Catholic Church
On October 23, 2019, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office released its investigative report on clergy sexual abuse in Colorado’s three Catholic Dioceses including the handling of these claims. The Attorney General’s investigation, headed by former U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer, found that the dioceses knew of more than 160 children were sexually abused by 43 priests over the last 70 years. …
What Do You Need to Know About the Diocese of Colorado Springs’ IRRP and Claims Packet?
The three Catholic dioceses of Colorado, including the Diocese of Colorado Springs, have started a voluntary compensation for survivors of clergy sexual abuse. The program, sometimes called the Independent Reconciliation and Reparations Program (IRRP) or something similar, is being administered by Washington D.C.-based attorney Ken Feinberg and his business manager, Camille Biros. The two have administered similar diocesan settlement funds…