Las Cruces Diocese sued in alleged Hobbs sexual abuse case

HOBBS, New Mexico - A man who alleges a former New Mexico priest sexually abused him is suing the Diocese of Las Cruces. The lawsuit, filed last week against the diocese and St. Helena Parish in Hobbs, says the diocese facilitated sexual battery and assisted Father Ricardo Bauza in evading authorities, the Hobbs News-Sun reports.

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