A FORMER PRIEST IN THE ARCHDIOCESE OF SANTA FE HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR CRIMINAL SEXUAL PENETRATION OF A CHILD UNDER 13. ACCORDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL, THE NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE HAS CHARGED 81 YEAR OLD SABINE GRIEGO WITH RAPING A YOUNG GIRL AT QUEEN OF HEAVEN CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN ALBUQUERQUE ABOUT 30 YEARS AGO.
AN AFFADAVIT STATES THAT THE GIRL TOLD AUTHORITIES GRIEGO THREATENED TO KILL HER AND CUT OUT HER TONGUE IF SHE TOLD ANYONE. THE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT GRIEGO HAS BEEN NAMED IN A NUMBER OF LAWSUITS AGAINST THE ARCHDIOCESE ALLEGING SEXUAL ABUSE.