Another sexual abuse lawsuit against Pueblo Catholic Diocese

KOAA News, Colorado/February 2, 2007

The Catholic Diocese of Pueblo is facing another sexual abuse lawsuit. Herman and Mermelstein, a Miami law firm, says another alleged victim has come forward with allegations of sexual abuse against Brother William Mueller, a former teacher from the now defunct Roncalli Catholic School.

In the lawsuit, the victim claims Mueller used a cloth soaked in ether to knock him out, before Mueller sexually abused him. The victim says the incident happened at the school sometime before 1971.

Mueller is accused of abusing more than a dozen students at the school. The Herman and Mermelstein law firm says none of the cases against the diocese have been settled.