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Colorado victims of childhood sex abuse, blocked by state Supreme Court, hold out hope for future chance at justice

Sponsor of bill that created window to sue over decades-old abuse says constitutional amendment may be needed

Sisters Jennifer and Miranda Wetzler pose for a portrait in Fort Collins on July 12, 2023. The two sisters had hoped to sue their alleged abuser under Colorado's Child Sexual Abuse Accountability Act, but the Colorado Supreme Court stuck down the law last week. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Sisters Jennifer and Miranda Wetzler pose for a portrait in Fort Collins on July 12, 2023. The two sisters had hoped to use Colorado’s Child Sexual Abuse Accountability Act to sue the Catholic Archdiocese of Denver and the Theatine Religious Order over abuse they allege they suffered at the hands of a priest in the late 1980s. However, the Colorado Supreme Court stuck down the law last month. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Lauren Penington of Denver Post portrait in Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
By | lpenington@denverpost.com
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The Wetzler sisters were preparing to file a lawsuit under Child Sexual Abuse Accountability Act when a unanimous decision by the Colorado Supreme Court on June 20 struck down the law as a violation of the state Constitution’s prohibition on retrospective legislation.

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