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One of the two men Cheyenne police are recommending be charged related to clergy sex abuse decades ago was an “altar server,” while the other was a member of the Catholic clergy in Wyoming, the Diocese of Cheyenne said in a statement that was confirmed by police.

The diocese declined to name either suspect, whom police said Wednesday they’re recommending be charged in relation to sexual abuse of boys in the 1970s and 1980s. Police also have declined to name the men or provide any details about their identity, citing state statute.

Affidavits recommending the charges were turned over to the Laramie County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday, police said. The prosecutors’ timeline is unclear; multiple calls to the district attorney’s office seeking comment were not returned.

In its initial statement Wednesday, Cheyenne police said both men were members of the clergy. A spokesman later revised that statement to say that one man was attempting to become clergy at the time of the abuse.

In its own message to media sent Wednesday night, the diocese indicated it didn’t completely agree with that description and called on police to clarify the statement to the public.