DENVER (CO)
FOX 31 Denver
February 19, 2019
By Joe St. George
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Tuesday there will be a third-party review of Colorado’s Catholic Dioceses and their handling of child sex abuse.
Weiser’s actions are the latest move by attorneys general nationwide after a Pennsylvania grand jury investigation into the church’s handling of abuse.
The review will be led by former U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer.
“This is the process we will be going through to get to the bottom of the pain,” Weiser said.
Weiser made clear during a news conference on Tuesday that state law does not allow him to convene a grand jury under these circumstances.
However, any criminal negligence found will be open to possible criminal prosecution, he said.
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