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Fr." William" Guillermo Izquierdo
(Novice Instuctor of the Legion of Christ in Ireland and the US for 30 years)
Accused more than once of sexual abuse against seminarians under his care.




Sexual Assault in LC Seminary

Following are several pieces of information that have come to light regarding sexual abuse victims and different priests associated with the Legionaries of Christ. The first is a declaration of the abuse perpetrated upon Patrick Keane by two LC priests, Fr. Guillermo Izquierdo and Fr. Salvador Maciel (no relation to Marcial Maciel). We also offer the official response of the Legion to his complaint along with other background documents.

We present the personal story of another victim, James: his written testimony and the ABC local news program where he was interviewed about the incident and the response of Legion officials to his charges.

You can access the different pieces of this story, which keeps growing with each new victim that comes forward, by clicking on the links below:

  1. Declaration of Patrick M. Keane (pdf)
    WARNING: Contains sexually explicit material!
  2. Letter to Patrick M. Keane from the Legionaries of Christ (pdf)
  3. Testimony of James, an ex Legionary (pdf)
  4. Video Clip Part I, from News Channel 8**
  5. Video Clip Part II, from News Channel 8**
  6. Article and links Part I, from News Channel 8
  7. Article and links Part II, from News Channel 8
  8. More background information (pdf)

 

 


**Real Player needed to watch video, available here.