GUAM
Guam Daily Post
Mindy Aguon | The Guam Daily Post
April 24, 2018
A former altar boy alleges he endured two years of sexual abuse at the hands of his parish priest when he served as an altar boy in 1979.
C.A., who used initials to protect his identity, filed a civil complaint Tuesday in the District Court of Guam against the Archdiocese of Agana and the Capuchin Franciscans.
The lawsuit names Daniel Cristobal, a now-deceased Capuchin priest, as the perpetrator.
When he was 8 years old, C.A. became an altar server at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Santa Rita, serving Mass almost daily.
Soon after joining as an altar boy, C.A. was praised by Cristobal for his decision and the priest instructed the boy to stand in front of him, so he could bless him. The priest unzipped the boy’s pants, did the sign of the cross and kissed the minor’s genitals and then sexually abused the boy, the lawsuit states.
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