GUAM
Pacific Daily News
Haidee V Eugenio , heugenio@guampdn.com March 21, 2017
A man alleged a former priest sexually abused him on Cocos Island in or around 1986 as penance so he could get confirmed.
James A. Mafnas, now 45, is the 31st man to file a Guam clergy sex abuse lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Agana, priests and others who may have helped or covered up the abuse.
Mafnas, in his complaint, said former priest Raymond Cepeda sexually abused him when he was about 15, during a weekend retreat on Cocos Island, as a requirement for confirmation class.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court of Guam, says Mafnas packed some bread, Spam and corned beef to take to the retreat, even though students were instructed to not bring food or snacks.
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