More Disturbing Details Alleged in Priest Sex Scandal

By Janela Carrera
Pacific News Center
March 25, 2015

http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/public-safety/item/2827-more-disturbing-details-revealed-in-priest-sex-scandal

Guam - The saga continues in the priest sex scandal, this time more disturbing details are being alleged and not just with Father Luis Camacho, but with other members of the neocatechumenal way.

It’s the second letter Deacon Steve Martinez has written to Archbishop Anthony Apuron over Father Luis Camacho’s sex scandal involving a 17-year-old female student. Deacon Steve alleges that, based on his understanding, Father Luis and the student engaged in oral sex.

“This is a grave abuse of trust and a tendency which a proper psychological examination may have disclosed,” writes Deacon Steve.

He points out the irony in Father Luis’ case. He says Father Luis was a product of the teachings of the neocatechumenal way led by Father Edivaldo--teachings Deacon Steve says should be investigated.

For instance, he says on one occasion, Father Edivaldo warned young girls about boys, saying boys will treat girls like oranges, “sucking the sweet juice from them and when they are all dried up the boys will spit them out.” Other examples include public confessions in which seminarians would disclose personal struggles that include "excessive masturbation."

The most recent, says Deacon Steve, was during mass at the Cathedral de Basilica in which Father Luis’ brother, Gabe Camacho, a seminarian at the Redemptoris Mater Seminary, is alleged to have told churchgoers quote “I don’t know how many girls I’ve taken advantage of … I should maybe have two children, three children, not even with the same woman.” Again this quote is according to the letter written by Deacon Steve.

Statements like these, warns Deacon Steve, must be investigated by a psychologist. In fact, Deacon Steve says such liberal teachings by Father Edivaldo could have contributed to Father Luis lapse in judgment.

“Ironically, Father Edivaldo’s demented view of male/female relationships turned out to be wholly accurate in the case of Father Luis, who was caught in the very act graphically described in Father Edivaldo’s preaching,” Deacon Steve writes, calling these seminarians "sexual deviants" who have cast a terrible shadow on the church and have caused many Catholics to lose faith in their leadership.

Meanwhile, over at the Cathedral, some of those Catholics held a silent protest questioning the leadership at the Archdiocese today. 

Father Luis was arrested last week after he was caught with the 17 year old minor inside a car at a secluded beach in Agat. He was charged with custodial interference but was booked and released.

You can read Deacon Steve's letter by clicking on the file below.