GUAM
The Guam Daily Post
January 10, 2018
By Mindy Aguon
The Vatican has been alerted about the newest allegation of abuse against Guam’s suspended archbishop, according to the Archdiocese of Agana.
Mark Mafnas Apuron, in an exclusive interview with The Guam Daily Post, accused his uncle, Anthony Apuron, of sexually abusing him in 1990 while at an event at the Archdiocese of Agana Chancery Office.
Mark Apuron said he was 16 when the alleged abuse occurred in his “Uncle Tony’s” bathroom at the chancery. He alleges he was raped by his uncle and the incident left him estranged from his immediate family members and feeling ashamed and petrified.
“I believed he was the powerful, untouchable uncle,” Mark Apuron said.
Coadjutor Archbishop Michael Byrnes acknowledged the allegation of sexual abuse and confirmed he alerted Vatican officials about the newest case.
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