It has been brought to the attention of the Diocese of Owensboro that a former employee of three western Kentucky parishes is part of a larger civil suit alleging abuse against minors in the Archdiocese of Agaña.
According to a release, Ray Caluag is accused of grooming/abusing minors in the 1990s. When Caluag left the Diocese of Owensboro he returned to Guam, which is where the civil suit was filed. The Diocese of Owensboro is not aware of any reports of abuse while Caluag was serving here.
Based on archived Diocesan directories, Ray Caluag served as the music director at the following locations in the Diocese of Owensboro:
1999 – 2000: St. Mary of the Woods, Whitesville
2004 – 2005: St. Mary of the Woods, Whitesville
2005 – 2009: St. Mary Magdalene, Sorgho
2006 – 2010: St. Elizabeth, Curdsville
“Because the Church’s first obligation with regard to all victims, whether alleged or substantiated, is for healing and reconciliation, the Diocese will reach out to every person who alleges that he or she was abused by anyone acting in the name of the Church, whether the alleged abuse was recent or occurred many years in the past,” the release reads.
To report suspected abuse, call the Kentucky Child Protection Hotline at 1-877-KYSAFE1 or 1-877-597-2331 (toll free), or contact your local Commonwealth Attorney.
To report abuse to the Diocese, current or past, by anyone acting in the name of the Church, call and speak to someone confidentially on a 24-hour phone lines: 270-852-8380 for Louanne Payne in English, and 270-880-8360 for Susan Montalvo-Gesser/Miguel Quintanilla in Spanish. Office of Safe Environment also has more information.
