Retired bishop gets more time to respond to sex abuse suit

Saipan retired Bishop Tomas A. Camacho has been granted more time to respond to a former altar boy’s lawsuit, alleging that the former Guam priest raped and sexually abused him in the 1970s. Camacho has until March 31 to file his response because his attorney, William M. Fitzgerald, will be in the mainland for a medical check up.

Man alleges Saipan's bishop emeritus raped him The additional time is part of a stipulation between Fitzgerald and attorney David Lujan, counsel for plaintiff Melvin Duenas, now a 55-year-old Yona resident. U.S. District Court of Guam Magistrate Judge Joaquin Manibusan signed the stipulation on Feb. 28.

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