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Pathfinders Wilderness Program

Closed Meeker, Colorado

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Address: Flat Tops Wilderness Area, Meeker, CO 81641

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Pathfinders Wilderness Program was a program in Meeker, Colorado.

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What people who lived or worked here say happened. Survivors' own words are published with their permission; forum accounts are what was posted publicly and are reported as claims, not findings.

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Fornits: Wilderness Turdapy (2007, 3 posts)

Lawsuits

Petition - Pathfinders Wilderness Program 2000 | Unknown | Court of Appeal, Sixth District, California | H019973, H019976 Names this facility
Outcome: Petitions for extraordinary relief granted in part and denied in part; tort and civil rights claims found time-barred by the one-year statute of limitations following emancipation, but intentional misrepresentation and fraud claims allowed to proceed.

A former youth program participant filed a lawsuit alleging mistreatment during her enrollment and transportation to a wilderness program for troubled youth. Defendants moved for summary judgment arguing that the claims were barred by the statute of limitations because the plaintiff was emancipated prior to turning 18. The appellate court ruled that the statute of limitations for personal injury and civil rights claims began upon emancipation and was not tolled for minors, rendering those claims time-barred, while allowing fraud and misrepresentation claims to proceed.

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Reporting this program

This program closed, so the state agency that licensed it can no longer act against it. Other channels may still be able to: the boards that license the people who worked here, law enforcement, and the civil courts.

The Colorado reporting channels list each one and what it can do. Time limits depend on the state, the kind of harm and the survivor's age, and many states have lengthened or removed them for child sexual abuse, so a program closing long ago does not by itself mean it is too late. Laws change, so the time limits we list were correct when we checked them but may have been updated since; a lawyer can tell you where things stand now.