Suit: Priest seized every opportunity to molest boys

GUAM
The Guam Daily Post

Mindy Aguon | For The Guam Daily Post

The Archdiocese of Agana and the Boy Scouts of America should have known about the “sexually abusive and exploitative propensities” of a priest who served in parishes around the island for more than two decades and also served as a leader in the Scouts organization in Guam, said a new lawsuit filed in the District Court of Guam.

An individual identified with the initials “J.D.” to protect his identity, filed a lawsuit that marks the 49th civil complaint lodged against the Catholic Church in Guam.

J.D. alleges that he was sexually molested and abused by Father Louis Brouillard over a three-year period while J.D. was an altar boy at San Isidro Catholic Church in Malojloj and a Boy Scout.

The lawsuit alleges that Brouillard obtained permission from J.D.’s parents to spend the night so the boy…