GUAM
Pacific Daily News
Haidee V Eugenio , heugenio@guampdn.com March 4, 2017
Canon lawyer Jennifer Haselberger said she does not wish to say anything critical of the victims or their attorneys, but thinks it was a mistake not to participate in the Vatican canonical trial process.
Haselberger is one of two canon lawyers, as well as a longtime Catholic church blogger, who weighed in on the Vatican’s ongoing investigation on Archbishop Anthony S. Apuron. Apuron is accused of sexual abusing altar boys in the 1970s.
On advice from their lawyer David Lujan, former altar boys accusing Apuron of sexual abuse did not meet with the Vatican team when it traveled to Guam in mid-February, because Lujan was not allowed to be present.
The Vatican tribunal led by Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke came to hear from witnesses as part of the Apuron investigation.
“Without the evidence provided by the victims, it is possible that the tribunal will not have enough upon which to base an affirmative decision,” Haselberger told Pacific Daily News. “And yes, the tribunal may consider that their refusal to participate reflects negatively on their claims.”
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