CARLSBAD (NM)
Carlsbad Current-Argus
February 13, 2019
By Michael Smith
A lawsuit filed in New Mexico’s Fifth Judicial District Court Monday alleged a priest sexually abused a 7-year-old boy more than 40 years ago while the clergyman was assigned to St. Edward School in Carlsbad.
The boy, listed in the lawsuit as John Doe, was allegedly raped by Kerry Guillory, per the suit, on the campus of the school on multiple occasions.
Between 1972 and 1974, the 7-years-old boy was allegedly sexually assault by Guillory.
“The suit was prompted by our client struggling through the failure of what scientists call ‘child coping skills.’ When really bad things happen to children, especially (by a person) in a position of trust and authority over the child, they survive by utilizing whatever coping mechanisms work to block out bad things,” said Albuquerque attorney Brad Hall, who filed the lawsuit.
Defendants in the case are the Catholic Diocese of El Paso, Conventual Franciscan Friars, Province of Our Lady of Consolation, Inc., St. Edward Parish, Inc. and St. Edward School, Inc., read the complaint.
“We have no comment on pending litigation,” said Fernie Ceniceros, interim communications director for the El Paso Catholic Diocese.
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