DENVER (CO)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
By Melissa Trujillo
Associated Press
09/14/2005
DENVER (AP) -- Two men accused a former Catholic high school teacher Wednesday of drugging them with ether and then sexually assaulting them nearly 40 years ago when they were students in Pueblo.
The men claim a Roncalli High School music teacher, who was a member of the Marianists religious order, told them he was conducting experiments on sleep, according to copies of two lawsuits provided by their attorney, Jeffrey M. Herman.
The men each seek more than $10 million in damages from the Marianists and the Diocese of Pueblo, alleging both failed to protect the students and "actively took steps to conceal the abuse in order to protect" the teacher, the lawsuits said.
The lawsuits identify the teacher as William Mueller, but he is not named as a defendant. Mueller, reached at his home in San Antonio, said he was not aware of the suits and hung up without further comment.Advertisement