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In Colorado, Some Catholic Clergy Sexual Abuse Victims Are Excluded From Reparations

Terry Schippers has been trying to come to terms with the years of sexual abuse he allegedly experienced by a Catholic friar. Colorado’s Catholic Church has a reparations fund for abuse victims but Schippers is ineligible for compensation.

Andrew Kenney (@AndyKnny) of Colorado Public Radio reports.

Click here for ProPublica’s list of U.S. Catholic clergy that have been deemed credibly accused of sexual abuse or misconduct.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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