Louis Brouillard | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 27, 1921 Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | October 10, 2018 (aged 97) Pine City, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Occupation | Catholic priest |
| Known for | Sexually abusing children in Guam |
Louis Brouillard (July 27, 1921 – October 10, 2018) was an American Catholic priest[1] involved in high-profile Catholic Church sexual abuse cases.[2]
Sexual abuse[edit]
Brouillard was ordained December 17, 1948, and served in priesthood on Guam from 1948 to 1981, and teaching at San Vicente and Father Dueñas Memorial School while he was a priest.[3] After which[4] he was accused of abusing more than 130 boys in sex abuse claims brought against the Catholic Church.[5] A lawsuit was filed against him as recently as six days prior to his death.[6] Lawsuits were also brought against the Boy Scouts of America, because Brouillard was a scoutmaster.[7] Brouillard's victims' accounts ranged from being molested during swimming trips to rape.[8] According to Brouillard, while church members knew about his actions then, they did not tell him to stop, but rather to pray. In 1981, he was sent away to Minnesota,[9] and ended up living in Pine City, Minnesota serving a nearby parish,[10] St. Joseph in Beroun, until he was barred from doing so in 1984.[11] He lived in Pine City, and his legal deposition was held there October 31 through November 3, 2017, when he was 96. He admitted to as many as 20 of the incidents.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Priest accused in 124 Guam sex abuse cases ages quietly, alone".
- ^ https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20180507/281552291489915.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Priest says he was told to say prayers for abusing boys". 6 August 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Sex abuse claim against Guam church brings total lawsuits to 157". 2018-02-20.
- ^ "Guam's day of reckoning after decades of sex abuse". 4 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Retired priest, accused in more than 130 sex abuse cases, dies at 97".
- ^ "Lawsuit: Priest lured boys into homosexual lifestyle, smoking". 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Pedophile priest Louis Brouillard dead at 97 | PNC News First". 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Priest who molested 20 boys told to say Hail Mary to make up for it". Independent.co.uk. 2016-08-08.
- ^ "Minnesota priest accused of abusing 60 boys in Guam". Star Tribune.
- ^ "Retired priest, accused in more than 130 sex abuse cases, dies at 97".
- ^ "Louis Brouillard dies at 97". 12 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.