A 45-year-old man filed a lawsuit in the District Court of Guam
alleging he was sexually abused as "penance" to get confirmed in the
Catholic Church.
James A. Mafnas, of Barrigada, filed a lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Agana, alleging he was abused by former priest Raymond Cepeda when he was attending confirmation classes at San Vicente Ferrer-San Roke Catholic Church in Barrigada. According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, confirmation is a sacrament of initiation in the Catholic Church where a baptized person is "sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit."
https://www.postguam.com/news/local/victim-sex-abuse-was-penance/article_7bdfe7e0-0df9-11e7-91c8-e3a5c1fcb4a9.html
James A. Mafnas, of Barrigada, filed a lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Agana, alleging he was abused by former priest Raymond Cepeda when he was attending confirmation classes at San Vicente Ferrer-San Roke Catholic Church in Barrigada. According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, confirmation is a sacrament of initiation in the Catholic Church where a baptized person is "sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit."
https://www.postguam.com/news/local/victim-sex-abuse-was-penance/article_7bdfe7e0-0df9-11e7-91c8-e3a5c1fcb4a9.html