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19 June 2017

Local judges continue to stay away from clergy sex abuse cases

Superior Court of Guam judges continue to recuse themselves from hearing Catholic clergy sex abuse cases, even as plaintiffs' lawyers have started exploring the possibility of an out-of-court settlement.
Sixteen clergy sex abuse lawsuits have been filed in local court between March 7 and May 10. The Archdiocese of Agana is a defendant in each case, along with some priests, the Capuchin Franciscans, or the Boy Scouts of America and its Aloha Council Chamorro District.

http://www.guampdn.com/story/news/2017/06/18/local-judges-continue-recusals-clergy-sex-abuse-cases/402585001/