GUAM
KUAM
Updated: Aug 10, 2016
By Krystal Paco
Allegations of molestation made against Archbishop Anthony Apuron may have been only the tip of the iceberg. Last week, 73-year-old Leo Tudela testified before lawmakers alleging he was a victim of child sex abuse by three members of the church, one of whom was Father Louis Brouillard. In a phone interview with KUAM News last Friday, Father Brouillard admitted he had molested young boys while on Guam.
Although he couldn’t recall the number of boys, he did say why he did it. “Hard to say…I guess mostly it pleased the boys. I thought they were happy,” he stated last week.
KUAM News spoke with Attorney David Lujan today, who alleges there are more victims, and more priests who stand to be accused. Lujan represents other alleged victims who shared their stories earlier this year: Roy Quintanilla, Walter Denton, Roland Sondia, and Doris Concepcion on behalf of her late son, Joseph “Sonny” Quinata.
In Tudela’s case, he had moved to Guam from Saipan to attend Catholic school. While an altar boy at Santa Teresita Church, he alleges Father Brouillard touched him in his sleep. He shared his story last week in an effort to compel lawmakers to pass Bill 326 – legislation that would lift the statute of limitations on child sex crimes.
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