▁ ▁The ▁February ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁mass acre ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁a ▁Japanese ▁Army ▁officer ▁along ▁with ▁ 2 0 ▁soldiers ▁for ci b ly ▁made ▁their ▁way ▁into ▁the ▁college , ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁a ▁refuge ▁for ▁ 7 0 ▁people , ▁including ▁ 3 0 ▁women ▁and ▁young ▁girls , ▁ 1 6 ▁European ▁De ▁La ▁S alle ▁Christian ▁Brothers ▁( all ▁the ▁pre - war ▁American ▁De ▁La ▁S alle ▁Christian ▁Brothers ▁had ▁been ▁intern ed ▁in ▁the ▁Los ▁B añ os ▁Con cent r ation ▁Camp ) ▁and ▁the ▁college ' s ▁chap lain - Red empt or ist ▁Father ▁Cos gra ve ▁CSS R ▁( an ▁Australian ), ▁and ▁the ▁adult ▁men ▁of ▁two ▁families . ▁Two ▁days ▁earlier , ▁De ▁La ▁S alle ▁College ▁Director - Bro ther ▁Eg bert ▁X avier ▁F SC ▁( an ▁Irish man ) ▁was ▁ab duct ed ▁by ▁another ▁group ▁of ▁Japanese ▁soldiers , ▁and ▁was ▁never ▁seen ▁again . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Japanese ▁troops ▁her ded ▁all ▁the ▁people ▁into ▁the ▁school ▁chap el , ▁they ▁were ▁then ▁subsequently ▁shot , ▁slash ed ▁or ▁bay on et ed . ▁Those ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁die ▁in ▁the ▁attack ▁were ▁left ▁to ▁ble ed ▁to ▁death . ▁The ▁Japanese ▁attempted ▁to ▁ra pe ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁dying ▁women . ▁The ▁chap el ▁was ▁then ▁set ▁on ▁fire ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁destroyed ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁built