Alleged Victim Count Now up to 37, Latest Accusers Seek $10m Each

By Krystal Paco
KUAM
March 29, 2017

http://www.kuam.com/story/35019934/2017/03/Wednesday/alleged-victim-count-now-up-to-37-latest-accusers-seek-10m-each

The number of clergy sex abuse lawsuits rises. Today, over three dozen plaintiffs are suing the institutions they allege failed to protect minors from known pedophile priests.

They'll only be identified by their initials in an effort to protect their privacy, but they're telling all when it comes to the abuse they endured while under the watch of Father Louis Brouillard. While he's a known pedophile priest, the latest filings in the District Court of Guam provide horrific details of the sex abuse.

For 59-year-old R.M.C., he was neither an altar boy or a Boy Scout. According to his complaint, his family couldn't afford the uniform or club fee, but Brouillard allowed him to join outings with other boys from the San Isidro Catholic Church in Malojloj anyway. The complaint details occasions where the priest would share his food with the boys, then encourage them to get naked and lay in his bed. One-by-one, he'd perform sex acts on them assuring them "this is not a sin" and "if this were a sin then we would not be enjoying this."

R.M.C. says the priest would force his hands and head towards his privates, but somehow, he was able to sneak away.

For 53-year-old M.A., he was both an altar boy and boy scout at the Malojojo Church under Brouillard's watch. M.A. is calling out the pedophile priest for an evil campaign to sexually abuse and groom the boys. Specifically, using the mass collections to pretend to reward the boys by taking them to out to McDonald's or other restaurants, ice cream parlors, or to a movie.

While he often talked about pornography in front of the boys, he also brought them to the Johnston Theater in Tamuning to watch pornographic films with the purpose of making them comfortable with their sexuality and amenable to his acts of molestation.

Both plaintiffs are represented by Attorney David Lujan.

Both are seeking $10 million in damages each.

Their complaints mark the 36th and 37th lawsuits based on clergy sex abuse since Guam law was changed last year to lift the statute of limitations on child sex abuse cases.