Citing state statute, police have refused to name either man, but details provided by police align with Hart.

Since at least 2002, when Hart was investigated by police after a victim in Wyoming came forward and alleged the former bishop had abused him in the mid-1970s, Hart has lived in a gated community in northern Cheyenne. A police report from that time lists the address as Hart’s. A Star-Tribune reporter rang the doorbell of his home last week and spoke briefly with Hart.

Hart declined to speak with the reporter and referred comment to his attorney, Tom Jubin, who has not replied to repeated attempts to contact him in recent weeks. The bishop, who is well into his 80s, had an oxygen tube in his nostrils. Asked if he had anything he wanted to say, he told the reporter to have a good day and closed the door.

According to property records, the home — which is walking distance from a high school — is owned by the Diocese of Cheyenne.