EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A pair of New Mexico law firms have filed eight additional lawsuits within the Third Judicial District in the State of New Mexico against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces, the Catholic Diocese of El Paso, and other parishes within the region.
Davis Kelin Law Firm, LLC and Huffman Wallace & Monagle, LLC (HWM) say the lawsuits allege child sexual abuse by the following priests: Monsignor Albert Chavez, Father David Holley, Father Emilio Roure, Father Wilfrid Diamond, Monsignor Gonzalo Morales, Father Bernard Bissonnette, and Father Joaquin Resma.
The law firms say the cases involve sexual abuse of young children ranging from ages three to 15…