September 08, 2005

Two more accuse former priest of sexual abuse

DENVER (CO)
Rocky Mountain News

By Felix Doligosa Jr., Rocky Mountain News
September 8, 2005

Gary Wolf said he told nuns and church officials 44 years ago that former priest Harold Robert White was fondling him.

He says no one believed that 11-year-old altar boy.

"I was in Catholic school where you were taught not to lie," Wolf said. "It's hard to believe a young child at that age would lie. There was no lie about it."

Wolf and another person came forward Wednesday alleging sexual assault by White, a former clergyman. Seven lawsuits have been filed against the Archdiocese of Denver in the past month alleging sexual abuse by White.

Wolf, 56, of Denver, and a woman, 46, of Sterling, identified as Jane Doe, filed separate lawsuits against the church in Denver District Court. They claim the archdiocese did not intervene to stop the abuse.

Posted by kshaw at September 8, 2005 08:49 AM