GUAM
Pacific Daily News
Haidee V Eugenio, heugenio@guampdn.com June 18, 2017
Superior Court of Guam judges continue to recuse themselves from hearing Catholic clergy sex abuse cases, even as plaintiffs’ lawyers have started exploring the possibility of an out-of-court settlement.
Sixteen clergy sex abuse lawsuits have been filed in local court between March 7 and May 10.
The Archdiocese of Agana is a defendant in each case, along with some priests, the Capuchin Franciscans, or the Boy Scouts of America and its Aloha Council Chamorro District.
Seven local court judges have filed disqualification forms in some of these lawsuits as of early June, based on information from the Judiciary of Guam Administrative Office.
Former altar boy Anthony Flores’ lawsuit, the earliest filed on March 7, still has no scheduled hearing yet as judges cite potential conflicts of interest.
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