GUAM
Pacific News Center
October 5, 2017
By Janela Carrera
The lawsuit names former priest Father Andrew Mannetta.
Guam – Another sex abuse complaint was filed in Superior Court against the Archdiocese of Agana, naming former Guam priest Father Andrew Mannetta as the alleged perpetrator.
The lawsuit is brought by a a 46-year-old man with the initials G.E.J. who claims Father Mannetta sexually abused him when he was about 14 years old at the San Miguel Church in Talofofo.
According to the complaint, G.E.J.’s parents sent him to live with Father Mannetta because he was rebelling against his parents.
G.E.J. says that on several occasions Father Mannetta ordered him to lie on his stomach and then would rub his buttocks and legs while watching television. Every time this happened, G.E.J. says the priest inched closer and closer to his genitals.
G.E.J. says this happened about 10 to 15 times before he left the rectory and finally returned home.
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