GUAM
KUAM
Updated: Sep 08, 2016
By Krystal Paco
Members of the group Silent No More presented their petition to lawmakers on Thursday. According to founder Joseph Santos, the group collected 3,000 signatures in support of lifting the statute of limitations for child sex abuse cases, which is mirrored in Bill 326.
The bill was introduced amid allegations of molestation against Archbishop Anthony Apuron, as well as other members of clergy.
One of the alleged victims to come forward was Roland Sondia, who said, “For me and the other victims, we were traumatized for almost forty years by this darkness. We’ve kept a secret. I’m just glad that groups like the Concerned Catholics [of Guam], Silent No More, the Laity Forward Movement, that they were here to support us.
“And without them, I don’t think we would have had the courage to come out and share our stories.”
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