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	Another Boy Allegedly Abused in Sammamish By Anne Kim The Seattle Times September 6, 2006 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/eastsidenews/2003245329_trident06e.html Two men previously charged with child rape and child molestation at a Sammamish "religious home" face new charges in connection with a second boy who has come forward saying that he, too, was sexually abused. Justin Kirkland and Michael Muratore, both 21, were each charged with three counts of second-degree child molestation Thursday. They are accused of molesting a boy between 2001 and 2003 who was about 11 at the time the alleged abuse started. All were members of the Trident Latin Rites Church, which has been described as a breakaway sect of the Roman Catholic Church. The King County charging papers accuse Kirkland and Muratore of molesting the boy at a seminary in Sammamish where the three lived. Kirkland was also charged Dec. 23, 2004, in the rape of a different boy at a "religious home" near the Sammamish seminary between 1998 and 2003. The boy told police he was as young as 7 when the alleged sexual abuse began, according to charging papers. The boy's mother described to police in 2004 that the Trident Latin Rites Church was a "religious cult where 'Brothers' live in a home where only males can reside and raise the boys," according to charging papers. The mother said the boy lived in the home since he was 2 and she was allowed to see him only twice a year, according to charging papers. Muratore is accused of molesting the boy between 1997 and 2001 and was charged with first-degree child molestation on Nov. 18, 2005. Kirkland turned himself into authorities Nov. 28, 2005, after he was charged with two counts of first-degree child rape. Both men were awaiting trial when the new charges were filed. A trial date is set for Dec. 7 in King County Superior Court. Anne Kim: 206-464-2591 or akim@seattletimes.com
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