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From the Sante Fe New Mexican:

Suspicions of cover-up persist over bishop’s injuries
Diocese sticks to story of staircase tumble, but some presume assault and want answers

Bishop Donald Pelotte was taken to the hospital last month with heavy bruising across his chest, arms, knuckles, legs and feet. Physicians called police, but the bishop told them he had fallen. Questions remain about why the 62-year-old Pelotte was found in his locked bedroom at the top of the stairs, why he had be persuaded to go to the hospital and whether the diocese is trying to cover up the incident.

One or more doctors called police because they saw injuries consistent with an assault...something which reputable doctors customarily do when they witness injuries of a certain nature. But it seems the police are refusing to investigate - relying instead on statements that strain, at the very least, credulity.

After this 'fall' down the stairs 'causing' injuries requiring admission to the ICU and extended treatment, the bishop was able to climb back up the stairs, go to his room and lock his door, refusing to answer his phone or door and had to be persuaded to receive medical care.

The local Gallup Independent newspaper has published two editorials calling for a police investigation. “From everything that has come out, we have no doubt that this is what happened: Pelotte was viciously assaulted and now he’s trying to cover up either because he wants to protect the person who did it or wants to keep secret the relationship he has with the perpetrator,” the newspaper wrote Aug. 11.

The bishop was transferred to Houston, because of severe head injuries, for treatment which could be long term.