HAGÅTÑA (GUAM)
USA TODAY Network
October 2, 2017
By Haidee V Eugenio, heugenio@guampdn.com
[See the summary of the case against Apuron in our Bishops Accused of Sexual Abuse and Misconduct: A Global Accounting.]
HAGÅTÑA, Guam — A decision has been reached in Archbishop Anthony S. Apuron’s Vatican trial, Archbishop Michael Jude Byrnes said Monday, but it is still awaiting the judges’ signatures.
Tony Diaz, director of communications for the Archdiocese of Agana, said the decision — known as a sentence — has three elements. The first is the specific charge, the second is the specific verdict — guilty, not guilty or not proven, and the third is the penalty.
Diaz said Byrnes has only been notified that there is a decision, but he does not know the specific charges, the verdict or the penalty, if any.
Diaz said the Archdiocese will share whatever information they get from the Vatican as soon as they get it.
Former altar boys have accused Apuron of sexually abusing them in the 1970s. They have filed lawsuits against Apuron and the Archdiocese.
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