GUAM
The Guam Daily Post
Mindy Aguon | For The Guam Daily Post
“Apologize to me and explain to me why you did this. Only Apuron can answer those questions, to me that would be justice.” – Roy Quintanilla, one of four alleged victims of sexual abuse by suspended Archbishop Anthony Apuron
A canonical trial for suspended Archbishop Anthony Apuron, who faces penal charges in connection with allegations that he sexually abused altar boys decades ago when he was a priest, is expected to be completed by early summer as two additional depositions by his accusers were taken yesterday in Hawaii.
Roy Quintanilla, Roland Sondia, Walter Denton and Doris Concepcion, on behalf of her late son, Joseph “Sonny” Quinata, have alleged they were abused by Apuron while serving as altar boys.
A tribunal from the Vatican came to Guam in February and conducted several interviews, but Sondia did not participate at the direction of his attorney, David Lujan, who expressed concerns about the transparency of the proceedings.
Lujan told The Guam Daily Post a compromise had been reached with the tribunal two weeks ago and arrangements were made for Quintanilla and Sondia to meet with the Vatican representatives at St. Stephen’s Diocesan Center in Kaneohe, Hawaii, on Sunday Guam time.
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