Fr. Sabine Griego

Accused of sexually and physically assaulting over 38 children, male and female. A lawsuit was filed in 1993, and seven were filed in 1994. Griego lived at Archbishop Sanchez’ residence after treatment at the Servants of the Paraclete in Jemez Springs. Suspended in 1/1993; laicization process began in 2/1994. Was a prison psychologist after an FBI check; resigned months later. A civil suit in 5/2014 alleged abuse at an Albuquerque parish in 1986. A suit in 8/2015 claimed abuse of a boy in the 1980s at Griego’s home in Montezuma and an Albuquerque parish. A man filed suit in 5/2014 against the Santa Fe archdiocese, claiming he was raped by Griego at age 17 in 1986; he had gone to Griego for guidance about possibly becoming a priest and there were teenage boys with Griego in the rectory, drinking. Accused in a 12/17/2015 suit of the abuse of a boy, age 14-18, at parishes in Las Vegas, NM and Albuquerque 1975-1979. Included on the Santa Fe archdiocese’s list 9/12/2017. Two new suits were filed in 1/2018. Another was filed in 5/2018 by 6 men and 1 woman. Greigo was arrested in 3/2019, charged with the rape of an 8-year-old girl in the early 1990s. She had gotten a settlement. Included on the Las Cruces diocese’s list 6/24/2019. Griego died in 10/2020, before trial. He is named in a number of proofs of claim in the Santa Fe archdiocese’s bankruptcy. A 5/2019 claim alleges Griego abused an altar boy, ages 11-12, on multiple occasions 1968-1969. The claimant said he twice told a Monsignor as a child about the abuse, who told him not to tell anyone outside of the priesthood. Another 5/2019 claim alleges abuse of a boy, ages 8-9, in 1977-1978; the boy was in Griego’s catechism class, preparing for First Communion. A claim in 6/2019  details allegations that in 1973-1974 Griego repeatedly abused an 8-year-old boy, also a student in a pre First Communion class. The claimant said Griego also abused other children in the class. Another claim alleges abuse of a boy from his 1st through 5th grades, 1986-1990. As with previous claims, the boy was a catechism student and the abuse is described as violent. Alcohol was also involved.