ALBUQUERQUE (NM)
Associated Press
December 8, 2020
An attorney for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe has claimed that alleged victims of clergy sexual abuse and their lawyers are seeking to eliminate the archdiocese in New Mexico by asking about the church’s holdings.
Tom Walker, the archdiocese’s lawyer, made the claim during a court hearing Monday about three lawsuits alleging the archdiocese illegally transferred about $245 million to parishes and their trusts before the archdiocese filed for bankruptcy.
A lawyer for some victims, James Stang, called the accusations unconstructive and untrue.
The archdiocese’s website lists 79 priests and clergy members who have been “credibly accused” of sexually abusing children.
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