GUAM
Radio New Zealand
Guam church abuse scandal deepens as hearing considers legislation to lift statute of limitations on civil lawsuits against those accused of child sexual abuse.
TRANSCRIPT
The abuse scandal that’s rocked the Catholic Church in Guam has deepened with new allegations of misconduct by church members in the 1950s.
In June a temporary administrator was appointed to the church after Archbishop Anthony Apuron was accused of molesting or raping four altar boys in the 1970s.
The latest accusations were made by 73 year-old Leo Tudela during a hearing considering legislation to lift time restrictions on civil lawsuits against those accused of child sexual abuse.
Jo O’Brien talked to Pacific News Center Assistant Director Janela Carrera about his claims
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