GUAM
The Guam Daily Post
Manny Cruz | The Guam Daily Post
Church protesters said yesterday they’re ready to “clean house” after news of about $30,000 in “hush money” had been paid by then-Archbishop Anthony Apuron to a former altar boy in 2002 to conceal sex-abuse allegations against a Guam priest.
“This is a disgrace,” said Mary Cruz, of the Concerned Catholics of Guam. “This is just another example of how he tried to cover his wrongdoings. I think now, more than ever, we need to clean out the church.”
The victim declined to reveal his name, because of a pending legal question, but said he was sexually molested by Father Louis Brouillard while the priest was at San Vicente Catholic Church between 1976 and 1980.
Brouillard has since signed a statement admitting that he may have sexually abused as many as 20 boys while he served in parishes across Guam.
Cruz said she herself feels guilty that the alleged abuses occurred “under (her) nose.”
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