NEW MEXICO
KRQE
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) — Two men are taking on two Albuquerque catholic churches and the Archdiocese of Santa Fe in a set of new lawsuits that accuse the church of allowing a culture of sexual abuse that lasted for decades.
The lawsuit specifically names the Queen of Heaven and Lady of Guadalupe parishes in Albuquerque where the two men say they were raped in the 60′s and 80′s.
But the men also claim that the Archdiocese knew they and other boys were at risk but did nothing to prevent abuse.
Lawsuits over priest sex abuse claims are nothing new for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe but attorney Brad Hall hopes two lawsuits he’s filed on behalf of two men will address what he calls a “bigger picture.”
“We’re saying they knew or should have known that something was going on and done something to stop it sooner,” said Hall.
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