GUAM
The Guam Daily Post
Mindy Aguon | The Guam Daily Post Aug 8, 2017
Suspended Archbishop Anthony Apuron will get his “day in court” as the District Court of Guam will hear his motion to dismiss four child sex abuse lawsuits later this month.
Apuron’s attorney, Jacqueline Terlaje, opposed a stay in the lawsuits involving allegations of sexual abuse filed against her client.
“There is no absolute necessity at this juncture that Apuron participate,” Terlaje told the court during a status hearing yesterday.
The parties in the other 73 cases have agreed to a stay of the cases to participate in non-binding mediation that will be held in Guam beginning Oct. 30. But Terlaje urged the court to proceed with her client’s cases.
“I think it is important for Apuron to have his day in court,” the archbishop’s attorney said. Terlaje asked that the court address her client’s motion to dismiss and weigh the competing interests in the case.
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