Guam Clergy Story Reaches National Audience

Pacific Daily News
August 4, 2017

http://www.guampdn.com/story/news/2017/08/04/guam-clergy-story-reaches-national-audience/539160001/

Archbishop Anthony Sablan Apuron

Guam’s clergy abuse scandal reaches a national audience Saturday in a story published by USA TODAY.

The story, available at usatoday.com, will also be published in the print edition of the newspaper next week.

Guam residents are familiar with the allegations of clergy sex abuse, which have made headlines for more than a year on island, and which started with accusations against Archbishop Anthony Apuron.

Nearly 100 lawsuits have been filed in federal and local court, accusing clergy members or others associated with the Catholic Church on Guam of sexually abusing children decades ago.

The USA TODAY story summarizes the issue for a national audience, including interviews with church experts and Guam residents.

The Pacific Daily News is part of the USA TODAY Network, which includes 109 media organizations in 34 states.