HOBBS (NM)
The Associated Press
July 16, 2018
The case against a former Hobbs Catholic priest accused of criminal sexual contact has been dismissed.
The Hobbs News-Sun reports the criminal charge against former St. Helena Catholic Church priest Ricardo Bauza was tossed last week just days before he was slated to stand trial.
Fifth Judicial District Attorney Dianna Luce declined to comment Thursday about the dismissal.
Bauza voluntarily surrendered to Hobbs police in February more than three months after a warrant was issued for his arrest.
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