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The now-retired priest lives in Minnesota but the victims he abused for years were in a tiny Pacific island where he worked as a priest for a Catholic church in Guam. Brouillard is a 96-years-old Minnesota native who is now facing tearful victims as they reveal their memories of sexual assault at the hands of the former priest. He lived in Guam for over 30 years before being transferred in 1981 to the Duluth Diocese. Brouillard served as a priest at three churches while he brought teen boys from Guam to live in his apartment.
David Lujan, an attorney representing the abuse victims said, "The unbelievable thing is after Brouillard was finally forced to leave Guam, he was able to influence certain families to send their kids to Minnesota. There were at least three or four kids. Parents thought it was OK. This was a priest from their parish, offering a chance at education." A court record shows Brouillard signed a document in 2016 acknowledging he was guilty of abusing at least 20 young boys. Brouillard wrote in the document about a sex education class he once taught. "Looking back, I realize I crossed the line with some of my actions and relationships with the boys," he wrote. "At the time, I did believe the boys enjoyed the sexual contact."
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