"I've longed so much to be alone with you, 11 he wispered.

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1 u~~~~aer lbt 1~83 This was writ n in code. The first sen~ence looked like thisf.r~/'}).(r(;,n-7 u-ar~ r,t~~ 7rJ':.<:,<'""r.(.. It nas writ ten about one of the times that I ;. tent with Frs. ~amayo and Cruces to the house on Rashdall Ave.: Harch 7 I He stood in front of me in his underwear. He looked shorter.like that. I was still fully dressed. He moved towards me and held me in his arms, very close to him, pressing his penis against my leg. He was holding ~e so close and so tight it was hard for me to keep my balance. "I've longed so much to be alone with you, 11 he wispered. I just stood there kind of stiff. I felt I had to say something. 11 So have I 11 : ~~ He said something else that I :can't r~member, but I could feel his desire growing. He asked me to tak.e off my clothes. I was sort of hesitent, but slowly I removed my shirt and finally my bra. This would be the first time he would see me completly naked~ He.was already naked. I couldn't look at him, but I knew he was watching me. A strange sound came from down in his throat when he saw my bare breasts. I glanced over at the child's bed. I looked around at the toys on the floor as I took off my pants. Fr. Cruces folded down the bed covers. He then stood back and watched me~ I felt kind of sel'f-concieous. I slipped my shirt oi:f and I stood there for a mo~ent before taking off my bra. I Gould feel Fr. Cruces' eyes on me. Trying not:to think I unhooked my bra. I tossed it on the bed. Fr. Cruces groaned vdth lusty approval when he saw my bare breasts. He sat on the bed directly in front of me. He pulled me to himself and pushed his face against my breasts. He kept on moaning. His hands were running up and down my body. Fr. Cruces held me tighter. I nearly lost my bal-: ance,. I was afraid of falling on him. He noticed that I w~s having trouble standing still. He let me loose just a bit. _ Fr. Angel* looked at me vrith a glazed look "why are you tipsy?" I didn't understand him "What?" "Why are you tipsy, have you"been drinking?" "No.i*That is Father Cru~es' first name.... ~... : LAARCH

2 _,~ ests I h3.d sex l relations with: Santiago T arnayo 515 W. Opp. ft. Wilmington, Angel Cruces 235 l' f. 9th St. Santa Paula, Henry Caboang. 63? S: Iangsley J?r. Los ~n.geles, ~. ~ -.,....,. #"" : / :-... ~... c. :. 1',. < Ruben 1... New Jersey (he has a gi:t-lfriend there that is a nu:t-se) Fr.: Si lvio Lacar Y't1SC s.nlz; t'j1t.'11'(t! l!iv:f l~s'a-?9c[ts 'fc'cj_lj ~60- t>t:-37 Fr. Victor Pb'i'lippines Fr. Valentine Tugade 550 Church St. Monterey f408) Addresses of some of the places where we had sex: first place Fr. Tamayo :took Jne whe~ I ~was sixteen-.- Pine-Tree Apartments J11? W. Sepulved~.Bl~d. Torrance {the.apartment was rented by Elison and Helen Tamayo}.... : House where Fr. Tamayo,: 1 -r.; Druces and I fi:rst had intercourse Rashdall Ave. Carson QO?la.t; : {the hou-se is owned by R~DACTED ) I went with Fr. Henry to this motel-- Raymoure Motel 1645 W. Pacific Coast Hwy Long Beach I also went vdth him to this~one-- Islander Motel 1130 w. Pacific Coast Hwy Wilmington 835~0291 Addresses of where I stayed while in tha Philippines-- REDACTED M.D. St. James Clinic! 42 Hauri.cio Castro Ave. Laoag Vicky Tysmans $.-9 Twinpeaks Dr. Blue Ridge Quezon City 7o 3 "a l (..).$' - ;I,.,....;~!.; ~/. ; i ~-u.. Other: REDACTED (this is an old number, maybe it's wrong now) t REDACTED (he \Vent with Fr. Cruces, Fr. Tugade and me to watch X rated movies. That night he spent the night with those 1 priests~ he slept with Fr. Tugade evenithough Fr. Tugade knew that ~ REDACTED is gay. REDACTED says nothing happened between them.) ~ l- EDACTED. (Shortly befo:t-e I ~~~~ eft for the Philippines Fr. Henry Cabong became sexua~ly interested n REDACTED She went to see X rated movies with some of the prtests. u~they told her not to tell anyone about it. Fr. Tamayo now says hat REDACTED has rrdisapeared" and nq one,- not even the aunt and.uncle he was staying with, know where she is. Both Fr. Tamayo and Fr. ruces claim that they did not know that Fr. Cabong was interested nredacted They also claim that they did not take her to see rated movies.) _:Bishop John Ward Chancery Office 1531 VI. 9th.st. Los Angeles it: LAARCH

3 ,,,_ ~ecernber 16, i 3 Here are some :nore notes that \':ere also written in code: Today I'm going to visit Fr. Tamayo and probably also Fr. Cruces. They weren't there but Thursday right after school 3:30 they came to visit me together wi.th Fr. Henry and Fr. Ruben. We went to L.A. and had dinner. then l'le went to a motel and had sex.* Next to that note there was a separate one that read: You are the first and the last -< {Fr. Cruces April 28, 8:40) Monday./ *From other notes I figured that the date this happened was April 17, 1980 on a Thursday.... ;. :;;., h~-:~~.:.. laarch

4 ~. MCHDIOCESE OF ZAMBOANGA February 12»1984 Rev. Mssr. John A. Rawden Archdioeesan Chancellor Archdiocese of Los Anseles 153'1 -w..ninth Street Los Anseles, CA Reverend and Dear Monsisnor:. ~t=er readins yeaterday in our 1~-c~i-.paper~.-the news of seven 11 ~manizins' 1 priests, '(no. names) in..'the Archdiocese.. of Loa Anseles, I had a p"one call this morntns from my brother., Fr. Ansel Cruces, to tell t:liat: he i implicated and tneluded in tba suit. You can imasine how shocked-and worried I feel, Monsisno~. Except.prayin& and hopiri& for the best. I do not laiow what to do.:.:t:advised Fr.. An~el to likewise pray much, and en trust their case to the ~haneery, and keep me posted 'about further developments. The news in our.papers ~poi:'t~. no deta.illl of the case except. that some seven priests s.educed her and one of them is.ehe father of' her child. Also that.it vas learned that she was presnant, three of tbe priests sent her to. the Philippines.. This detail reminds me that last October or about a strl from.l.a. vas in our town,.laoas City, deu. vered a child -and.dux-ins her stay there was with the family _of Fr. ':l' mayo. I then wrote to Fr. An&el and asked if he had anythins. to do. with the ~mins of the sirl. He said he. had nothins to do with the sirl, no ijnnoral ~lationship. When 1 talked to him on the phone this mornin& he.claimed that he had, had no. eonta~ with the sirl but.. wa just.. included in : suit beeause he is with the sroup of priests. I hope this is true..... In t~ name of::rr. Ansel's archblsbop ~nd,.~rch- dio~see and of our (amily~.i am bessins.you, Monsisnort to 1Cindly do everythtns you c~ to"help.. Fr. Ansel.and the other priests. I am sure you and the.l.a. Archdio~se.are workins hard to set-tle the case~ I- am prayins.arid hopins.that the suit will be settled.. favorably.. to all. ~oncerned. Thank you,dea;.monsisnor. Let me hear whatever' you wish to.communi~ate. Wi~h every sood. wish and prayers, 1 remain, + Chancery Oftlce: P.O. Box No. 1, GOv. R. T. L1m Avenue zi.znboa.nga City, Philippines '.TeL No LAARCH

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6 MAILGRAM SERVIcE CE '-::R- MIDDLETOWN, VA. 22&.~ 21PM e. - -"'" '''"''. West~r"Ma llg am' ~a Unron 1 1 :._ S /21/84 ICS lpmrncz MGM TORN LOS ANGELES CA RAwOEN CHANCELLOR 1531 W 9 ST LOS ANGELES CA CSP LSAB oa 2i 0758P EST rj c~~j. p.r. a /. ~ THIS IS A CONFIRMATION COPY OF THE FOLLOWiNG MESSAGEi TORN LOS ANGE(ES ~A ?58P EST tnt ARCHBISHOP FRANCISCO R -CRUCES CHANCERY OFFICE PO BOX 1, GOV. R;T~ LIM AVENUE ZAMBOANGA CITY CPHILIPPINESJ ARCHBISHOP. CRUCES, Pl.EASE TELEPHONE ME.Af 4PM PST, , RAWOEN. CHANCELLOR. COL lr qpm :2b EST HGHCOMP LAARCH

7 November 22, 1985 F. R. Angel R. Cruces 1531 West 9th Street los Angeles, CA Mr. Cruces, our records indicate the premium due June 12, 1985, was not received. Therefore. your policy lapsed. The insurance protection provided by this pol icy is no longer in force. Sincerely, (};Lu~ Carrie Carroll Policyowners' Service CC/ib2 cc: POLICY NO EAST SOUTH TEMPlE. SALT lake CITY, UTAH / A member of the Sears family. LAARCH

8 II I 2d civil No. a IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA RITA HILLA, RITA D. HILLA and HECTOR.RICHARD HILLA, Plaintiffs and Petitioners, vs. FATHER SANTIAGO TAMAYO: FATHER ANGEL CRUCEsr FATHER HENRY CABOANG: FATHER RUBIN ABAYA:.. FATHER SYLVIO LACAR; FATHER VICTOR BALBIN; FATf1ER VALENTI.ME 'l'ugade.; LOS ANGELES ~CHDIOCESE OF.THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, Defendants and Respondents. ANSWER TO PETITION FOR REVIEW MORGAN, WENZEL & McNICHOLAS JOHN P. McNICHOLAS 1545 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 800 ' Los Angeles, California (213) Attorneys for Defendant and Respondent Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles, a corporation sole LAARCH

9 ./ ROMAN CATHc;::JLIC DIOCESE OF" BROOKLYN POST OF'F'ICE BOX C BROOKLYN, NEW YORK THE CHANCERY July 2, 1991 The Most Reverend Stephen E. Blaire Chancellor - Archdiocese of los Angeles 1531 West 9th Street Los Angeles, California Your Excellency: matter. May I ask your kind assistanc~ in the following The Reverend Angel Cruces, a priest of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia, Phillipines, assisted in the Archdiocese of Los.Angeles some time in the early part of the 80's. It has come to our attention that during this time he had been implicated in Los Angelei in a case involving sexual misconduct, which was tried in court. Since Father Cruces is presently assisting in the Diocese of Brooklyn, I would appreciate whatever information you may be able to share regarding Father Cruces and this case, as well as any other information and evaluation you may have in regard to his character and ability to carry on his priestly ministry. I assure you that this information will be held in strict confidence. matter. I am g rateful for your kind.- assistance in this. With every best wish, I am s1 n ~ rely yours.. j n Christ, I. I ~...0.-J.- _j._.:.aj- ' (;.~,16- v 1/.. J. ' /,. Reverend Gerald M. Barbarito 1 1 Vice-Chancellor I' 11'1 /- t" LAARCH

10 : 0. :.. CABAONG, Rev. Honorato Los Angeles. LE_FT AROiDIOCESE St. Basil's. 2/1/80 2/10/84. :. : :.. :.. '.. :..... : "!.. : ~.. : ~:..; :.... ::. 0 :... : -.. CRUCES, Rev. Angel...,. Carson Maywood Santa Paula left ARCHDIOCESE. _TAMAYO, Rev. Santiago L San Pedro Los Angeles Carson Wilmington _ACTIVE LEAVE LACAR, Rev. Sylvie St. Philomena. St, Rose of lima St. Sebastian Mary, Star a/~ :sea. Immaculate Co!icep. St. Philomena ss: Peter & Paul 7/T/80 9/15/80. 5/25/81 t/10/ :.. r 2/19/68.. 4/27/13 ".. I 6/6/ /10/~1. 3/1/84..:. ; ~ : : ': : ~- ~._: : ~... ::..: ~:.. ~ :.. ~ < : ~ ;.... ; :.-.:. :.. ~~ ::... ~.... : _:_:;..:. :..... Wilmington los Angeles.LEFT ARCHDIOCESE SS. Peter & Paul.fmm~ulate Concep. 5/22/19 7/9/83 2/10/84... :... ;.... : TUGADE, Rev.- Valentine. La Puente Camarillo St. Martha.. St. Mary Magdalen 7/1/81 12/11)/81 LEFT ARCHDIOCESE ll/15/82 ABAYA, Rev. Rubin St. Philomena (Carson). facu I ties 4/9/80-4/20/80. BALBIN, Rev. Victor LAARCH

11 August; 19, 1991 Rev. Gerald M. Barbarito Vice-Chancellor Roman catholic Diocese of Brooklyn P.O. Box C Brooklyn, New York Dear Father Barbarito: I am writing in response to your l~tter of July 2 regarding Father Angel cruces, who served in an extern capacity in this Archdiocese from approximately 1979 until February I am enclosing a case report and articles from the public record that may be of help to you. Father Cruces was one of the seven priests alleged to have been involved with REDACTED Should you wish to ask me any further questions, I would be happy to talk to you by phone. Sincerely yours in Christ, (Rev.. ) mk Enclosures Timothy.1. Dyer Vicar for c~ergy LAARCH

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