GUAM
The Guam Daily Post
Mindy Aguon | For The Guam Daily Post
Victims of sexual abuse can file civil action and protect their identity, according to attorney Kevin Fowler.
The attorney, along with Washington-based law firm Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala, filed two lawsuits in the Superior Court of Guam yesterday against the Archdiocese of Agana and Father Louis Brouillard.
One lawsuit was filed by an individual with the initials “M.M.”
Fowler said it is the first sex-abuse suit against the Catholic Church on Guam that protects the identity of sexual abuse survivors. He said it’s common for courts to protect the identity of sexual assault victims, including survivors of childhood sexual abuse, at least until trial.
“People who survived abuse should not think they have to make their names publicly known in order to seek justice,” Fowler said.
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