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Roman Catholic Clergy Sexual Abuse of Children in Colorado From 1950 to 2019

Colorado Attorney General

The special master's report commissioned by the Colorado Attorney General's office, conducted by former U.S. Attorney Robert Troyer and released 22 October 2019, examining seventy years of Roman Catholic clergy child sexual abuse across Colorado's three dioceses.

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Assessment
Reliability Tier
1
Reliability tier 1: an independent special master's report commissioned by the Colorado Attorney General, hosted on the Attorney General's own government domain, drawn from a review of 500 priest files and about 70 witness interviews over 22 months.
Notes
Tier 1: a state Attorney General's own commissioned investigation, hosted on the Attorney General's own government domain, cross-checked against the Attorney General's own press release and contemporaneous news coverage of the report's per-diocese findings.
Citation
Author
Robert Troyer, Special Master, Office of the Colorado Attorney General
Publisher
Office of the Colorado Attorney General
Publication Year
2019
URL
https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2019/10/Special-Masters-Report_10.22.19_FINAL.pdf
Source Type
Government commissioned report
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Colorado, States & Territories

This source names Colorado directly: "master's report commissioned by the Colorado Attorney General's office, conducted by former U.S."

Source Roman Catholic Clergy Sexual Abuse of Children in Colorado From 1950 to 2019Robert Troyer, Special Master, Office of the Colorado Attorney General
Claims Backed By This Source (19 claims)

This source backs 19 claims across the atlas. As facts: 17 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies, 10 claims: 9 well-attested, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.
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