NEW MEXICO
KOAT
[with video]
GALLUP, N.M. —Five new clergy members accused of sexual abuse are believed to be publicly named for the first time in a motion filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
The motion seeks financial and insurance statements from the province of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the province of St. John the Baptist.
Court documents name Rev. Julian Hartig and Brother Mark Schornack, who are believed to have been accused of abuse publicly in the past. The documents also name Fr. Ephraim Beltremea, Fr. Eugene Botello, Fr. Crispin Butz, Fr. Finnian Connolly and Fr. Clemetine Wottle as possible abusers.
It’s believed to be the first time those names have been mentioned publicly tied to any alleged abuse.
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