GUAM
The Guam Daily Post
Mindy Aguon | For The Guam Daily Post May 22, 2017
A 14-year-old altar boy who aspired to be a priest in the early 1980s is the latest victim to come forward alleging sexual abuse by a member of the clergy.
Francis Charfauros, who now resides in Arizona, filed a lawsuit in the District Court of Guam against the Archdiocese of Agana and the Capuchin Franciscans accusing the late Father John “Jack” Niland of sexually abusing and molesting him when he was a young boy.
The civil complaint, filed by Charfauros’ attorney David Lujan, alleges the abuse happened when Niland was assigned to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Agat under then-Father Anthony Apuron.
Niland became a Capuchin in 1967 and was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1976, court documents state.
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