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Pacific Daily News

[with copy of the statement from the archdiocese]

Kyle Daly, kjdaly@guampdn.com May 17, 2016

The Archdiocese of Agana on Tuesday evening issued a statement saying the local church’s sexual abuse response coordinator “has been informed and is coordinating a response” to allegations that Archbishop Anthony Apuron sexually abused a 12-year-old altar boy about 40 years ago.

The archdiocese’s statement said that in light of the allegations, “proper steps have been initiated” as outlined by the archdiocese’s sexual misconduct and harassment policy.

“Deacon Larry Claros, the Sexual Abuse Response Coordinator has been informed and is coordinating a response, which includes convening the Archdiocesan Review Board,” the statement says.

Tuesday morning, a 52-year-old man, Roy Taitague Quintanilla, of Hawaii, told members of the media that Apuron sexually abused him when he was 12 years old.

Quintanilla said he was an altar server for Our Lady of Mt….