Retired Wyoming bishop could soon be criminally charged for child abuse

WYOMING
Crux

March 14, 2020

By Christopher White

Cheyenne, Wyoming’s police department has concluded the latest round of its investigation into Bishop Joseph Hart, who could soon become the first U.S. bishops to be criminally charged for abusing minors.

According to the Casper Star-Tribune, the investigation concluded last week and marks the second round of the investigation.

An earlier investigation completed in August 2019 recommended that charges be brought against a member of the Wyoming Catholic clergy and another person “seeking membership” in the clergy of abuse during the 1970s and 1980s.

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