Alleged Church Sex Abuse Victims Take Lawsuits to Federal Court

By Janela Carrera
Pacific News Center
January 25, 2017

http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/local/12439

Out of the 15 lawsuits filed against the catholic church for sexual abuse, six have been filed in the District Court of Guam.

Guam - Six of the 15 lawsuits that have been filed by several former altar servers against various clergy members of the catholic church for sexual abuse have now been taken to the federal court and unlike the lawsuits that were filed in local court, the federal lawsuits all ask for $5 million in damages each.

The six plaintiffs who filed separate suits against the Archdiocese of Agana for civil claims of sexual abuse are Anthony Vegafria, Vicente Guerrero Perez, Bruce Diaz, James Bascon, Norman J.D. Aguon and Leo Tudela. 

All six of the plaintiffs initially filed their civil lawsuits in the Superior Court of Guam but have been met with challenges since the superior court judge assigned to their cases have recused themselves.