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By Sabrina Salas Matanane
Guam made national headlines after the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests director David Clohessey referenced a recent post by local blogger Tim Rohr. The post referenced an incident in 2010 where Rohr alleges he was called into the chancery by the archdiocese legal counsel following the introduction of a bill by Senator BJ Cruz.
The bill proposed to lift the statute of limitations on sex crimes against minors.
“Why the archdiocese was concerned about it, I didn’t know at the time. So when I was given a letter to basically go to the media with to discredit SNAP and to discredit Senator Cruz’s bill, I asked, ‘Well, why are we doing this?'” The SNAP article was meant to illustrate the obstacles faced by victims.
You can find the full article at SNAP’s web site.
The Archdiocese of Agana declined comment.
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