Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug 14, 2019 / 13:30 pm
Police in Wyoming have recommended that two clerics accused of sexually abusing male juveniles in the 1970s and '80s be criminally charged, the Casper Star-Tribune reported Wednesday.
A press release from the police said its investigation "stems from a case initiated in 2002 that was reopened in 2018," the Casper daily reported Aug. 14.
The clerics whom the police have recommended charging were unnamed in the release.
In July 2018 the Diocese of Cheyenne announced that Emeritus Bishop Joseph Hart had been credibly accused of sexually assaulting two boys after he became Bishop of Cheyenne in 1976, following an investigation of charges ordered by its current bishop.
In 2002, a Wyoming man accused the bishop of sexually abusing him as a boy, both during sacramental confession and on outings. The alleged abuse took place after Hart had become a bishop.