GUAM
The Guam Daily Post
Mindy Aguon | For The Guam Daily Post
“I’ve never lost faith in God or the Catholic Church – just the people who caused this on me and my family.” – Ramon De Plata
Victims of cleric sex abuse are growing weary that the Vatican has yet to wrap up its investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by Archbishop Anthony Apuron.
Ramon De Plata of Chalan Pago said he will never forget what he saw when he was 10 years old in the parish rectory at Our Lady of Peace Parish in Chalan Pago.
During an overnight stay with other altar boys in 1964, De Plata alleges he saw Apuron – a seminarian at the time – and another clergy member, Rev. Antonio Cruz, engaging in sexual activity with another 10-year-old altar boy.
“I saw Apuron and I saw what they were doing to the other altar boy,” De Plata said. “I guess he got targeted.”
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