24 Oct 2018

Another Catholic priest accused of abuse in Guam

8:30 pm on 24 October 2018

A lawsuit filed on Guam has accused another Catholic priest of child sex abuse in the 1970s.

Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica in Guam

Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica in Guam Photo: 123rf

The 5-million dollar lawsuit alleges that Father George Maddock abused the 9-year-old altar boy while swimming.

This is the first lawsuit against Father Maddock, who died recently in New York.

But several other priests on Guam - including former Archbishop Anothony Apuron - face nearly 200 lawsuits alleging abuse and a subsequent cover-up.

The latest lawsuit says the church hierarchy knew of Father Maddock's abuse but did nothing.