NEW MEXICO
Rio Grande Sun
Wheeler Cowperthwaite SUN Staff Writer
In 1986, when John Doe 46 was nine years old, he was selected as one of the altar boys for the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, in Española.
For the next two years, he was allegedly raped by former priest Armando Martinez, who was killed in 1997.
Doe is just one of the many victims of sexual abuse and violence at the hands of Catholic clergy in Rio Arriba County. Because he is a victim of sexual abuse, he is only named as “John Doe” in court documents.
On Sept. 12, the Santa Fe Archdiocese, which covers Rio Arriba County, released a list of 75 priests who were found to have credibly abused children while serving in the area.
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