Police in Wyoming are recommending sex abuse charges against two unnamed Catholic leaders in the state, a move that comes roughly a year after police reopened a case involving accusations of sex abuse by a local bishop who is now retired.
“An investigation into sex abuse taking place in Cheyenne by members of the Catholic Clergy has resulted in affidavits of probable cause being filed with the Laramie County District Attorney’s Office,” reads a news release from the Cheyenne Police Department published on Aug. 14. “The affidavits outline how a member of the Catholic Clergy and a person seeking membership in the Catholic Clergy sexually abused male juvenile victims in the 1970’s and 1980’s.”
Police noted that there is no statute of limitations in the state of Wyoming but did not release the names of those accused. “Due to a Wyoming law to protect the identity of victims in sex abuse cases, the names of the suspects cannot be released at this time,” according to the news release.