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  Two Lawsuits Expected against Pueblo Diocese

Rocky Mountain News [Denver CO]
September 14, 2005

Two sexual assault lawsuits against the Diocese of Pueblo are expected to be filed today.

The lawsuits allege that Brother William Mueller used ether to drug two of his male students and sexually assaulted them.

Mueller was a band teacher at Roncalli High School in the late 1960s, according to the lawsuit. The Diocese of Pueblo and the Society of Mary Religious Order used to run the Catholic school, according to the court document.

The former students allege that Mueller asked them for help for data on sleep experiments then took advantage of them when they were knocked out from the drugs. Colorado does not allow plaintiffs' attorneys to request specific damages in lawsuits, but the lawyers say they plan to seek $10 million.