GUAM
Pacific Daily News
May 8, 2018
By Haidee V. Eugenio
The Archdiocese of Agana said it is investigating the allegations against former Chancellor Adrian Cristobal, who has been ordered to immediately return to Guam from his mission in the Diocese of Phoenix in Arizona.
Cristobal is now twice accused of sexual abuses, from 1995 to 2013, based on lawsuits filed on April 10 and May 7.
The archdiocese did a preliminary investigation regarding the first allegation against Cristobal and the findings were forwarded to the independent review board in accordance with strengthened sexual abuse policy, according to Tony Diaz, director of communications for the archdiocese.
Diaz said the board itself is not involved in conducting investigations.
“Rather, the independent review board serves as a confidential, consultative body. Its duty is to objectively review the findings of the investigation and advise the archbishop in his assessment of allegations of sexual abuse of minors,” Diaz said.
The same process will be applied in the second allegation against Cristobal, who studied canon law in Ottawa, Canada.
“The archdiocese takes all allegations of sexual abuse seriously. With this new allegation against Father Adrian, the archdiocese will follow the same steps outlined in our policy,” Diaz said.
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