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Las Cruces ex-priest accused of sexually assaulting Hobbs man turns self in

By KVIA ABC-7

Published February 15, 2018 5:28 PM

The Las Cruces priest accused of sexually assaulting a Hobbs man surrendered to law enforcement earlier this week, according to the Las Cruces Sun-News citing court records.

Father Ricardo Bauza, 51, turned himself in to Hobbs police on Monday morning, according to his attorney, Jason Bowles of Albuquerque.

Bauza had been wanted by authorities in Hobbs since October after he was accused of sexually assaulting an adult male in 2016 in Hobbs while he was the pastor at St. Helena Catholic Church.

Read the full report on Father Bauza’s arrest on the Las Cruces Sun-News website.

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