“The lawsuit against the Capuchins marks a new chapter in the Guam Catholic clergy abuse crisis." – Michael Pfau, attorney Allegations
of sexual abuse have been raised against a former priest on Guam who is
credited with having established the altar boy program at Mount Carmel
Catholic Church in the early 1970s.
A civil lawsuit, filed by an
individual with the initials “J.M.,” alleges Father Sigmund Hafemann
sexually abused the plaintiff while he was a parishioner at the Agat
church.