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Pacific News Center
Written by Janela Carrera
Roland Sondia and Roy Quintanilla also reacted to Father Jeff San Nicolas’ tearful statement.
Guam – The alleged victims of Archbishop Anthony Apuron are weighing in on Father Jeff San Nicolas’ statement.
At least two of the five survivors who have come forward claiming clergy sex abuse acknowledge Father Jeff San Nicolas’ sincerity, but also question the church’s priorities in protecting children from sexual abuse.
PNC spoke with Roy Quintanilla, who’s currently in Hawaii. He’s the first alleged victim to come forward with allegations of sexual abuse against Archbishop Apuron. We also reached out to Roland Sondia, the fourth alleged victim to come forward against Apuron.
Quintanilla says he listened to Father Jeff San Nicolas’ statement and felt it was sincere. But Quintanilla also expressed dismay with how Father San Nicolas followed his apology.
“The only thing really that really didn’t make sense to me was that the church wants to protect their assets … and I’m just sad that they made that a priority over taking responsibility for what happened to children by no fault of their own,” said Quintanilla.
“I think the church needs to take responsibility, whatever that responsibility is, and money and possessions those things can be replaced, you can’t replace what you took away from a child,” he pointed out.
Sondia expressed similar sentiments, noting the sincerity in Father San Nicolas address, but he questioned who really was in control at the archdiocese.
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