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Pacific Daily News
The Archdiocese of Agana recently announced changes in addressing sexual abuse allegations. Now, church leaders must turn rhetoric into reality.
Archbishop Savio Hon Tai Fai, appointed by the Vatican to temporarily oversee the archdiocese, said on Wednesday, July 27 he recants and retracts statements made by Archbishop Anthony Apuron.
Three former altar boys and the mother of a deceased former altar boy accused Apuron of sexually assaulting the boys in the 1970s.
Apuron, who has not been charged with any crime, made statements that essentially called the accusers liars.
The accusers, through their attorney, filed a $2 million libel and slander lawsuit against Apuron, the archdiocese and others.
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