NEW MEXICO
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SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
COUNTY OF BERNALILLO
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
JOHN DOE “C”,
Plaintiff,
v.
ARCHDIOCESE OF SANTA FE, and
QUEEN OF HEAVEN PARISH,
Albuquerque, NM,
Defendants.
COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
FOR CAUSING SEXUAL ABUSE BY PRIESTS,
FAILURE TO PREVENT SEXUAL ABUSE BY PRIESTS,
FOR THE SEXUAL ABUSE ITSELF, AND RELATED CLAIMS
…
31. The Archdiocese allowed a culture of abuse to take root in New Mexico in the decades prior to the rape of Plaintiff. The Archdiocese even fostered this culture of abuse by implementing a code of silence regarding allegations of abuse against its priests, and by transferring abusive priests from parish to parish when rumors of abuse began to stir. To this day, the Archdiocese does not want the public to know the extent of the abuse of minors by its priests, the number of those minors who are still silently suffering, the numbers who have come forward as adults decades later, the numbers who committed suicide along the way or otherwise have disappeared into alcohol or substance abuse, or
the extent of the damage to the communities and parishes that occurred in New Mexico.
The Archdiocese resists transparency and disclosure, preferring to coerce victims into signing confidentiality agreements for a bit of money.
32. Archbishop Sheehan claims in the media a legacy of stopping the sexual abuse of minors by priests in the 1990’s and 2000’s, but still has not provided documents and transparency about the extent of the culture of those years, and the relationship between causing the harms to boys of those days that surface years later as delayed, untreated PTSD.
33. For Plaintiff, part of healing requires Archdiocese of Santa Fe full disclosure of the transfers of all priests in that era between parishes and treatment centers, and the reasons for all these transfers. …
48. Plaintiff has located the names of many of the priests who were credibly accused of abusing minors in public documents. According to publicly available information, the Archdiocese allowed a number of credibly accused pedophile priests to serve as clergy
within its jurisdiction.
49. Fr. Andrew Abdon was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
50. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Andrew Abdon to serve within its jurisdiction.
51. Fr. Lionel Abeywickrema was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
52. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Lionel Abeywickrema to serve within its jurisdiction.
53. Fr. Marvin Archuleta was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
54. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Marvin Archuleta to serve within its jurisdiction.
55. Fr. Paul Baca was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
56. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Paul Baca to serve within its jurisdiction.
57. Fr. Rudy Blea was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
58. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Rudy Blea to serve within its jurisdiction.
59. Fr. Louis Brouseau was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
60. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Louis Brousseau to serve within its jurisdiction.
61. Fr. Ronald Bruckner was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
62. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Ronald Bruckner to serve within its jurisdiction.
63. Fr. Marr Burbach was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
64. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Marr Burbach to serve within its jurisdiction.
65. Fr. Leo Courcy was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
66. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Leo Courcy to serve within its jurisdiction.
67. Fr. Edward Francis Donelan was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
68. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Edward Francis Donelan to serve within its jurisdiction.
69. Fr. John L. Esquibel was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
70. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. John L. Esquibel to serve within its jurisdiction.
71. Fr. Dennis Fountain was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
72. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Dennis Fountain to serve within its jurisdiction.
73. Fr. Joseph Anthony Gallegos was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
74. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Joseph Anthony Gallegos to serve within its jurisdiction.
75. Fr. Sabine Griego was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
76. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Sabine Griego to serve within its jurisdiction.
77. Fr. Dennis Huff was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
78. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Dennis Huff to serve within its jurisdiction.
79. Fr. Theodore Isaias was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
80. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Theodore Isaias to serve within its jurisdiction.
81. Fr. Christopher Kerr was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
82. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Christopher Kerr to serve within its jurisdiction.
83. Fr. Robert J. Kirsch was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
84. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Robert J. Kirsch to serve within its jurisdiction.
85. Fr. Vincent A. Lipinski was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
86. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Vincent A. Lipinski to serve within its jurisdiction.
87. Fr. Clive Lynn was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
88. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Clive Lynn to serve within its jurisdiction.
89. Fr. Robert Patrick Malloy was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
90. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Robert Patrick Melloy to serve within its jurisdiction.
91. Fr. Armando Martinez was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
92. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Armando Martinez to serve within its jurisdiction.
93. Fr. Charles Martinez was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
94. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Charles Martinez to serve within its jurisdiction.
95. Fr. Luis Martinez was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
96. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Luis Martinez to serve within its jurisdiction.
97. Fr. Diego Mazon was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
98. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Diego Mazon to serve within its jurisdiction.
99. Fr. Tom McConnell was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
100.The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Tom McConnell to serve within its jurisdiction.
101.Fr. Michael O’Brien was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
102.The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Michael O’Brien to serve within its jurisdiction.
103. Fr. John Peris was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
104. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. John Peris to serve within its jurisdiction.
105. Fr. John C. Rodriguez was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
106. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. John C. Rodriguez to serve within its jurisdiction.
107. Fr. Ronald W. Roth was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
108. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Ronald W. Roth to serve within its jurisdiction.
109. Fr. Lorenzo Ruiz was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
110. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Lorenzo Ruiz to serve within its jurisdiction.
111. Fr. Edward Rutowski was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
112. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Edward Rutowski to serve within its jurisdiction.
113. Fr. Julian Sanchez was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
114. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Julian Sanchez to serve within its jurisdiction.
115. Archbishop Robert F. Sanchez was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
116. The Archdiocese allowed Robert F. Sanchez to serve within its jurisdiction.
117. Fr. Clarence Schoeppner was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
118. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Clarence Schoeppner to serve within its jurisdiction.
119. Fr. George S. Silva was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
120. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. George S. Silva to serve within its jurisdiction.
121. Fr. Jason Sigler was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
122. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Jason Sigler to serve within its jurisdiction.
123. Fr. Robert J. Smith was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
124. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Robert J. Smith to serve within its jurisdiction.
125. Fr. Ignacio Tafoya was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
126. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. Ignacio Tafoya to serve within its jurisdiction.
127. Fr. John George Weisenborn was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
128. The Archdiocese allowed Fr. John George Weisenborn to serve within its jurisdiction.
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