GUAM
The Guam Daily Post
Neil Pang | The Guam Daily Post
Archbishop Anthony Apuron, whose administrative authority has been removed in light of decades-old sex-abuse allegations, filed court papers yesterday asking for the dismissal of cases filed against him.
Apuron was accused of child sexual abuse which allegedly took place in the 1970s when he was the parish priest for Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Agat. His accusers are four former altar boys from the Agat parish, including Walter Denton, Roland Sonia and Roy Quintanilla. Mary Jane Quinata Cruz also sued Apuron in her capacity as the administrator of alleged abuse victim Joseph Quinata’s estate.
Apuron’s motions to dismiss states, in part, that the allegations of sex abuse filed by former altar boys against him are past the legal time limit to file cases, and further states that the law which granted the filing of the cases in the first place is “inorganic,” or unlawful under the Organic Act of Guam.
The motions in the four cases were filed on behalf of Apuron in his personal capacity. Attorney Jacqueline Terlaje filed the motions for Apuron.
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