Denver archbishop urges parishioners to come forward with abuse details
Denver, Colorado —
Denver Roman Catholic Archbishop Charles Chaput has sent letters to 11 Colorado parishes, asking church members for any information they might have about child sexual abuse.
A 49-year-old Southern California man, Brandon Trask, told the archdiocese earlier this year that Harold Robert White molested him in the early 1970s, when White was the pastor of St. Patrick's Church in Minturn, near Vail.
White, 72, has said he does not remember Trask or the alleged abuse. White lives in a Denver retirement community, but served in all 11 parishes between 1960 and 1993.
In the letters sent Tuesday, Chaput reiterates previous statements that White has been out of active ministry since 1993 and was removed from clerical status by the Vatican last year.
Chaput does not ask parishioners to come forward with any information about White, according to The Denver Post, which obtained a copy of the letter.
"If you or anyone you know has information regarding the sexual abuse of a minor," Chaput writes, please contact officials who oversee the archdiocese's response to national reforms adopted following the U.S. church's clergy abuse scandal.
Read the article at gjsentinel.com Dated July 27, 2005
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Denver Roman Catholic Archbishop Charles Chaput has sent letters to 11 Colorado parishes, asking church members for any information they might have about child sexual abuse.
A 49-year-old Southern California man, Brandon Trask, told the archdiocese earlier this year that Harold Robert White molested him in the early 1970s, when White was the pastor of St. Patrick's Church in Minturn, near Vail.
White, 72, has said he does not remember Trask or the alleged abuse. White lives in a Denver retirement community, but served in all 11 parishes between 1960 and 1993.
In the letters sent Tuesday, Chaput reiterates previous statements that White has been out of active ministry since 1993 and was removed from clerical status by the Vatican last year.
Chaput does not ask parishioners to come forward with any information about White, according to The Denver Post, which obtained a copy of the letter.
"If you or anyone you know has information regarding the sexual abuse of a minor," Chaput writes, please contact officials who oversee the archdiocese's response to national reforms adopted following the U.S. church's clergy abuse scandal.
Read the article at gjsentinel.com Dated July 27, 2005
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