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Catholic Church child sex abuse scandal continues on Guam

05:03 am on 19 September 2017

A child sex abuse scandal is plaguing one of the most Catholic places in the world, with more than 100 lawsuits filed against the church on Guam.

About 85 percent of the island's population identify as Catholic, but that faith has been shaken as new allegations continue to surface, along with signs of a systematic, decades-long cover up.

Jamie Tahana reports.

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