HAGATNA — A new Guam
law that lifted the statute of limitation on sex abuse cases has spawned
lawsuits against local Catholic Church officials accused of molesting
former altar boys almost five decades ago.
“It is each victim’s hope that the
filing of the lawsuits will bring positive change in the lives of all
victims of abuse resulting in a cleansing and healing of decades-old
feelings of fear, embarrassment, shame, hatred, bitterness and blaming
of oneself,” said David Lujan, the attorney who represents former altar
boys Roland Sondia, Roy Quintanilla, Walter Danton, and Leo Tudela.
