HAGÅTÑA (GUAM)
Church Militant (blog)
August 9, 2019
By Stephen Wynne
At least 223 lawsuits filed ahead of August 15 deadline
As an Aug. 15 filing deadline nears, a flood of sex abuse claims is sweeping across Guam.
At least 223 lawsuits have been filed against the archdiocese of Agaña, with claimants alleging abuse at the hands of 35 Catholic priests, teachers and Boy Scout leaders, including former Abp. Anthony Apuron.
Anticipating at least $45 million in liabilities, the archdiocese filed for bankruptcy in January.
Claims began erupting in 2016 after lawmakers passed a bill retroactively terminating the statute of limitations for child sex abuse cases. Scores of men came forward, alleging that between 1955 and 1994, as minors, they were raped and subjected to other forms of sexual abuse by archdiocesan priests, including Apuron himself.
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