GUAM
The Guam Daily Post
Mindy Aguon |For The Guam Daily Post Mar 15, 2017
Lawsuit alleges sex abuse at Cathedral in late 80s
A former Catholic school student is the latest victim to come forward and file a lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Agana alleging sexual abuse at the Agana Cathedral. All of the 28 lawsuits filed thus far alleged incidents of abuse at parishes around the island in the 1960s and 1970s.
The new case filed by Timothy Ryan Shiroma, 37, alleges sexual abuse that occurred in the late 80s.
According to court documents, in 1988 Shiroma was attending Cathedral Grade School, next to the Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica. After school, Shiroma would pass the time playing football with other kids near the cathedral until his grandfather picked him up, or he walked over to his office nearby.
On one occasion, Shiroma stopped by a nearby hot dog stand before heading to his grandfather’s office. When he noticed that his grandfather’s car wasn’t in the office parking lot, Shiroma returned to the cathedral, looking for him there.
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