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El Paso Times
By Diana Washington Valdez / El Paso Times
Posted: 08/24/2013
Another alleged sexual abuse victim linked to a former El Paso priest has filed suit, said Lori Watson, a lawyer in Dallas.
“Another victim came forward who was also sexually abused by (the Rev.) Alfonso Madrid,” Watson said in a statement. “This plaintiff was 8 years old when he was sexually abused by Madrid at Sacred Heart Church in the El Paso (Catholic) Diocese in 1974-1975.”
The plaintiff, identified as John Doe 115, who is represented by the Merritt & Watson law firm, filed a suit this week in El Paso.
The lawsuit alleges that in 1974, Madrid chose the plaintiff and his brother to be altar boys under his tutelage, and that in 1974-1975, “Madrid sexually molested Doe 115 on multiple occasions. Madrid repeatedly sexually molested Doe 115 before and/or after mass, weddings, and other church functions. Madrid also befriended Doe 115’s mother and often dropped by their home, where he also sexually molested Doe 115.”
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