US priest accused of abusing boys for decades in Philippines

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TALUSTUSAN: The American priest’s voice echoed over the phone line, his Midwestern accent softened by a gentle Filipino lilt.

On the other end, recording the call, was a young man anxious to get the priest to describe exactly what had happened in this island village.

His accusations ignited a scandal that shook the village and revealed much about how sex crime allegations are handled in one of the world’s most Catholic countries. “I asked why he was doing this to me, ” the rail-thin 23-year-old said in an interview, the confusion still with him years later.The abuse continued for over three years, he says, but he told no one until an outsider began asking questions about the American priest’s generosity with local boys, and until he feared his brother would be the next victim.Hendricks, 78, was nabbed in December and charged him with child abuse.

He rebuilt Talustusan’s chapel, pressed officials to pave village roads, drove the sick to hospital and paid school fees for the poor.

 

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