Superior Court Judge Arthur R. Barcinas this week granted the
Archdiocese of Agana’s request for more time to respond to lawsuits
which accuse Catholic clergy of sexually abusing and raping former altar
boys.
The judge also stated that the cases will not
be dismissed in the Superior Court of Guam, even though 12 of the 15
clergy abuse lawsuits filed in local court had also been filed in the
U.S. District Court of Guam as of Thursday afternoon. Attorneys
representing the former altar boys have said they started filing the
cases in federal court because eight Superior Court judges recused
themselves. The judges cited conflicts of interest or potential
conflicts of interest.
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