Diocese: Guam priest’s house guest troubled church, led to his removal

GUAM
USA Today/Pacific Daily News

November 2, 2017

By Haidee V Eugenio

[Note: A somewhat different version of an earlier story.]

A priest accused of sexual abuse on Guam was sent to Minnesota for “help with personal problems” in 1981, and later barred from serving as a priest after questions arose about a house guest from the island, according to a statement from the Diocese of Duluth.

Louis Brouillard, 96, is accused of sexually abusing minors in 87 lawsuits. More than 140 sex abuse lawsuits have been filed against the Archdiocese of Agana, 16 clergy members and three others affiliated with the church since late last year.

Brouillard was a pastor, teacher and Boy Scout leader on Guam for 33 years and has admitted to molesting 20 or more boys on the island.

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