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By Ben Gutierrez
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) –
Six men have filed suit against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, claiming they were abused by members of the clergy in Hawaii.
The lawsuit identifies the six only by their initials. But one of the men, Greg Owen, spoke out Thursday, saying that he was abused by Father Edward Mueth and Father Joseph Henry at St. Anthony’s Church and School in Kailua, where he was an altar boy and student. He said the abuse began in the 1950s when he was eight years old, and has affected his adult life.
“I’ve been an alcoholic, and among other things I’ve had difficulties in relationships, in intimate relationships,” said Owen, who’s now a 62-year-old farmer in Pahoa.
The lawsuit names the Diocese, as well as the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, the Congregation of Christian Brothers in Hawaii, and the Fathers and Brothers of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. It alleges abuse in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s by five Hawaii-based clergy stationed at St. Anthony’s, St. Patrick’s Church in Kaimuki and Damien Memorial School in Kalihi. It also alleges abuse by a teacher at St. Louis High School.
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