GUAM
Pacific Daily News
Haidee V Eugenio, heugenio@guampdn.com April 25, 2017
Roy Quintanilla, the first former altar boy in 2016 to come forward and publicly accuse Archbishop Anthony S. Apuron of sexually abusing him, said Tuesday he will testify before a Vatican tribunal.
The tribunal, led by Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, is handling Apuron’s canonical penal trial. Quintanilla said it will receive his testimony in Honolulu on May 6.
“I’m doing this because it’s the right thing to do,” Quintanilla, 52, said.
Quintanilla said he is grateful he’ll be able to talk directly to the Vatican about what Apuron did to him some 40 years ago.
“I’m looking forward to testifying before the Vatican tribunal. I’ve been waiting for a long time to tell them my story,” he said. “I’m truly grateful for all the support that people have shown not only for myself but all the other victims. I hope what I’m doing also helps the cause of other victims.”
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