Settlement helping victim of Colorado Catholic priest abuse to start a new life
To date, Coloradoâs Catholic church has paid out more than $7 million to victims of priest abuse
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and last updated 2021-04-16 21:13:31-04
DENVER â A state-led investigation into child sex abuse by Catholic priests in Colorado in 2019 discovered 52 priests were responsible for sexually assaulting 212 children between the 1950s and 1999.
Now, one of the victims is telling a story of healing after he reached a settlement with the church.
âI never thought I would come out of the darkness,â said Troy Gallegos, a Denver man who kept his story a secret for more than four decades. âIâm still trying to climb out of there.â