DENVER (CO)
Denver Post
By Eric Gorski
Denver Post Staff Writer
The Denver Roman Catholic Archdiocese, already the target of numerous lawsuits for its handling of a priest accused of molesting children decades ago, was sued again Tuesday, this time by a 46-year-old law enforcement officer bringing accusations against another priest.
Roger Colburn of Strasburg alleges in a Denver District Court complaint that the late Rev. Leonard Abercrombie, a trusted family friend, got him drunk and molested him in 1969 or 1970 while camping in Granby when Colburn was 10 or 11.
The lawsuit, without offering details, alleges the abuse took place after the Denver Archdiocese had fielded other complaints against Abercrombie.
The complaint is thought to be the first in Colorado naming Abercrombie, who died in 1994 in Southern California, where he retired. Three men, including Colburn, told The Denver Post this month that Abercrombie had sexually abused them.