GUAM
The Guam Daily Post
Editorial
We now know that Alicia Limtiaco, the recently resigned top federal prosecutor for Guam and the Northern Marianas, has accepted the position as board chairwoman of Hope and Healing, an entity established by the Archdiocese of Agana to help multiple victims of sex abuse by former Guam priests.
This is a new challenge for Limtiaco, who’s still at the prime of her career but happened to be among dozens of holdover top federal prosecutors President Donald Trump wanted to replace, regardless of their performance.
When that legal door closed for Limtiaco, it turned out another opened. This one could give her a chance to have an impact on helping a community heal from the hurt of a trail of alleged abuses of children – numbering more than 50 as of last week – by Guam priests decades ago.
After Limtiaco’s new role was announced yesterday, she made statements that:
* the archdiocese or anyone in the church leadership will not control the Hope and Healing board’s decisions and actions to help the victims of priest abuse; and
* that Hope and Healing will let victims decide whether to pursue legal action or get help from Hope and Healing.
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