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Church's Legal Team Has until Monday to Respond to Lawsuit

By Krystal Paco
KUAM
September 8, 2016

http://www.kuam.com/story/33054813/2016/09/Thursday/churchs-legal-team-has-until-monday-to-respond-to-lawsuit



Attorneys representing the Archdiocese of Agana and Archbishop Anthony Apuron have until Monday to file responses in a $2 million libel and slander lawsuit filed against them. The plaintiffs listed are Roy Quintanilla, Walter Denton, Roland Sondia, and Doris Concepcion on behalf of her son, the late Joseph "Sonny" Quinata.

Each of the plaintiffs alleges Apuron molested them decades ago while he was a priest at Mount Carmel parish in Agat. The suit follows press release and video statements from the archdiocese and Apuron, which defended Apuron's innocence and called his accusers liars who were out to destroy the church.

The only filings to date were made on behalf of the church which requests that off-island attorneys from San Francisco firm Swanson & McNamara assist in the case alongside local attorney Jeffrey Cook.

Apuron, meanwhile is represented by Attorney Jacque Terlaje.

 

 

 

 

 




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