EL PASO (TX)
KFOX14/CBS4
June 18, 2018
By Jamel Valencia
A victim who alleges abuse by a priest is suing the El Paso Diocese.
The lawsuit alleges the Rev. Joaquin Resma sexually abused an altar boy in 1978 at Our Lady of Health Parish in Las Cruces.
Documents state that at the time of the alleged incident, El Paso Diocese was in charge of the parishes in southern New Mexico, including Our Lady of Health Parish.
Attorneys for the victim claims the El Paso Diocese failed to protect their client.
Resma is accused of sexually abusing the victim on multiple occasions.
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