GUAM
Pacific Daily News
Haidee V Eugenio , heugenio@guampdn.com May 7, 2017
The Vatican tribunal working on Archbishop Anthony S. Apuron’s canonical penal trial will be hearing testimony in California from John Toves, the first person to publicly accuse Apuron in 2014 of sexual abuse, of his cousin.
Led by Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, the tribunal also received a written testimony from John Michael “Champ” Quinata, alleging that Apuron raped his brother, the now deceased former altar boy Joseph Anthony “Sonny” Quinata, when his brother was 9 years old.
Champ Quinata said he’s willing to testify in person if and when necessary. He and his mother, Doris Y. Concepcion, visiting from Arizona, marked the 12th year death anniversary of Sonny Quinata with a Mass at Saint Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church in Sinajana Friday night.
“The Vatican should defrock him (Apuron),” Champ Quinata said. “He should also go to jail for what he did. Nothing will bring back my brother but the church should continue its efforts to change for the better, and it goes deeper than just Apuron. I think my brother is happy where he is now, because everyone now knows what Apuron did to him when he’s a child.”
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