Horrifying report details sexual abuse of at least 166 children as young as five by 43 priests in Colorado over the past 70 years – with one boy branded ‘evil’ before being subjected to ‘ritualistic acts’ and another told ‘this is what God wants’

Report documents decades of abuse by Colorado's Catholic priests

At least 166 children have been sexually abused at the hands of 43 Roman Catholic…

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• New report details 166 cases of sexual abuse at the hands of priests in Colorado
• As many as 43 Roman Catholic priests in the state abused children since 1950
• The Archdiocese of Denver was accused of ‘fostering a culture of secrecy’ that placed the reputations of clergy and church leaders over the welfare of children 
• Father Harold White was named ‘most prolific known clergy’ abuser in Colorado
• He allegedly abused at least 63 children over 21 years before he died in 2006
• Denver Archbishop Samuel Aquila apologized to victims after report published

At least 166 children were sexually assaulted at the hands of Roman Catholic priests in Colorado over the last 70 years, a new report has revealed, with shocking details of decades of abuse.

As many as 43 clergy allegedly committed the abuse and a ‘culture of secrecy’ was fostered among the archdioceses in which ‘reputations’ of offenders were placed ‘over the welfare of children’.

The figures disclosed in an investigative report far exceeded the scope of the scandal previously documented in the state.

One of the priests named in the report, Father Harold Robert White, abused at least 63 children over 21 years and was described as the ‘most prolific known clergy child sex abuser in Colorado history’.

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