Church: Brouillard removed as Minnesota priest in 1985 because of questions about Guam guest
A priest accused of sexual abuse was sent from Guam to Minnesota for "help with his personal problems" in 1981, and later barred from serving as a priest after questions arose about a house guest from the island, according to a statement from the Diocese of Duluth.
Louis Brouillard, 96, is accused of sexually abusing minors in 87 lawsuits filed since the beginning of the year. He served as a pastor, teacher and Boy Scout leader on Guam, and he has admitted to molesting 20 or more boys here.
In three recent lawsuits, he is accused of paying to bring boys from Guam to Minnesota, where he continued to abuse them. One of the lawsuits alleges he moved a boy into a two-bedroom retirement home apartment where he lived with his elderly parents.
Brouillard would have been about 60 at the time.
"Father Bouillard was sent to the Diocese of Duluth in 1981 in the hope that he would receive help with personal problems," said Kyle Eller, communications director for the Diocese of Duluth.
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