GUAM
Pacific News Center
October 2, 2017
By Janela Carrera
The decision, however, has yet to be made public.
[See the summary of the case against Apuron in our Bishops Accused of Sexual Abuse and Misconduct: A Global Accounting.]
The highly anticipated decision into Archbishop Apuron’s canonical trial has been made but what the decision is has not yet been revealed.
It’s been about a year since a canonical trial was launched on dethroned Archbishop Anthony Apuron in Rome and we are now at the precipice of what will definitely be a historical moment for the Catholic faith on Guam.
Coadjutor Archbishop Michael Byrnes gave an update on Archbishop Apuron’s trial today during a press conference at the Chancery Office.
“I was in contact with Father Justin Wachs just last week, he says that the sentence has been determined but they have to send it out to the other judges for their signatures,” said Byrnes.
Archbishop Apuron stands accused of sexually assaulting at least four altar servers in the 1970s at the Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Agat. All four alleged victims have pending lawsuits in District Court—one of whom, the late Joseph Sonny Quinata, was done through his estate.
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