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Fr. Michael J. Krol – Diocese of Pueblo

Home  >  Sexual Abuse Law Blog  >  Fr. Michael J. Krol – Diocese of Pueblo

October 24, 2019 | By Horowitz Law
Fr. Michael J. Krol – Diocese of Pueblo

Father Michael Krol

Ordained: 1945

Died: 1996

Assigned as follows:

  • 1946-1949: Unknown
  • 1950-1951: St. Francis Xavier (Enid, OK)
  • 1952-1953: Sacred Heart (Sayre, OK)
  • 1954-1960: Unknown
  • 1961: St. Finbar's (Brooklyn, NY)
  • 1962: St. Francis de Sales (Lamar, CO)
  • 1963-1964: Our Lady of Perpetual Help (New London, CT)
  • 1965-1969: Unknown
  • 1970-1971: St. Thomas (Hamilton, TX)
  • 1972-1973: St. Mary's (San Saba, TX)
  • 1974-1976: St. Mary's (Bremond, TX)
  • 1977-1990 Guardian Angels (Wallis, TX)
  • 1991: Unknown
  • 1992-1994: Retired; St. Anthony's (Runge, TX)
  • 1992-1996: Retired (Brownsville, TX)

Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Fr. Michael Krol:

Fr. Michael Krol was ordained a priest in 1945, and served in multiple parishes in the Diocese of Pueblo. According to media reports, in October 2019, the Colorado Attorney General released a detailed report of a special investigation into the handling of child sexual abuse allegations by Colorado's three Catholic dioceses.  For the first time, Fr. Michael Krol was publicly identified as a priest with multiple documented reports of sexual abuse.

Krol was an extern priest accepted into the Diocese of Pueblo in 1961 after being accused of abusing a minor boy in the Diocese of Brooklyn (New York).  In February 1962, Krol was accused of abusing a boy in the Diocese of Pueblo.  His faculties were revoked for a few hours, and then the Diocese of Pueblo reinstated them.  This was four months before he abused Victim #1.

According to the documents reviewed by the investigators, Krol was the subject of three documented reports of sexual abuse.

Victim #1 was sexually abused as a 15 year old at St. Francis de Sales in Lamar.  He said that he went out on a Saturday night and sexually abused him.  The Victim's father reported the abuse to the Bishop immediately, and Krol left town immediately.

Victim #2 said that Krol "attempted" to sexually abuse him on one occasion in the spring of 1962.  At the time, he was a 15 year old boy who knew Krol from St. Francis de Sales, much like Victim #1.  The abuse was reported to the Diocese at the same time as the abuse of Victim #1 in 1962.

Victim #3 was sexually abused in the Spring of 1962 when Krol brought him to a movie. He too was 15 years old.  His abuse was also reported to the Diocese of Pueblo in June 1962.

Horowitz Law is a law firm representing victims and survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and other clergy in the Diocese of Pueblo in Colorado.  If you need a lawyer because you were sexually abused by a priest in Colorado, contact our office today. Although many years have passed, those abused by Catholic clergy in the Diocese of Pueblo now have legal options, but filing deadlines will apply so do not delay in reaching out to us.  Our lawyers have decades of experience representing survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Colorado and nationwide. We can help.

Contact us at 888-283-9922 or adam@adamhorowitzlaw.com to discuss your options today.



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