A man who says he was repeatedly sexually abused as a teen by his Catholic priest more than two decades ago is suing the now-defrocked priest and the Archdiocese of Denver
to stretch back decades, with New York, California and New Jersey among those allowing sex abuse claims to be pursued, regardless of how much time has elapsed.
Verti said the abuse caused him to be diagnosed with chronic insomnia at 14 and prevented him from maintaining long-term relationships of all kinds. He said he wasn't able to process what had happened until his mid-30s, following therapy. Then, after learning that Evans was released from prison early, Verti said he wanted to speak up for other victims after staying quiet for so many years.
Evans was investigated by law enforcement after three victims stepped forward starting in 2003 — a year after— to report abuse several years before. Those cases of abuse were first reported to the archdiocese, which then reported them to police in the Denver suburbs of Lakewood and Arvada as well as Fort Collins, Colorado.
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