Alleged Sex Assault Victim Records Himself Admitting Lies, by James Jarman, KOAA [Colorado], February 27, 2007

Alleged Sex Assault Victim Records Himself Admitting Lies

By James Jarman
KOAA [Colorado]
February 27, 2007

http://www.koaa.com/news/view.asp?ID=6780

Shocking developments concerning a man who claimed he was sexually assaulted by a catholic priest. Tom Monroe, 53, organized a news conference more than a year ago to announce with his attorney a lawsuit against the Pueblo Catholic Diocese. Monroe claimed he was sexually assaulted by Marianist Brother William Mueller while attending the former Roncalli Catholic High School. But Monroe's attorney has now announced that Monroe's been dropped him from the lawsuit.

News First obtained several hours of home video that Monroe made, and on one tape he appears to be talking on the phone and admits he's not a victim of Mueller. "I feel worse being called a victim because I know I'm really not," said Monroe, "I know real victims who (are) not gonna get no help. But I guess what it is is, I'm being called a victim and I might get a million bucks. And these are real victims are getting nothing except more shame. And that's probably why I feel so bad about it."

Monroe tells News First that he was in denial when he made those videotapes, but says he now realizes he truly is a sexual assault victim. There are still 21 alleged victims in the lawsuit against the Pueblo Catholic Diocese. The Diocese has not yet seen Monroe's tapes.