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Archdiocese Plans To File For Bankruptcy
Recently, the Archdiocese of Agana have stated that they will be filing for bankruptcy because mediation have failed. The Archdiocese wanted a global settlement, which was rejected by some of the alleged victims. Some of the alleged victims felt that not everyone should get the same settlement payment because some suffered more than others. For example, Ramon de Plata filed a lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Agana for 5 million dollars; however, he was never sexually abused or molested. He was a WITNESS. According to Pacific Daily News:“During the night at the rectory, Ramon witnessed Cruz sexually molest and abuse an altar boy, together with a seminarian named Anthony Sablan Apuron, who would later become an ordained priest on Guam and ultimately serve as the archbishop of the Agana archdiocese,” the complaint states.
De Plata is represented by attorney David Lujan. Lujan filed the lawsuit at 4:56 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22. It's the 14th clergy sex abuse lawsuit that Lujan and Wolff has filed this year.
Therefore, it is not a surprise that some will complain about the global settlement in which everyone will be paid equally the same amount. Also, the lawyers and many of the alleged victims who are in their 60s and 70s want to be paid as soon as possible. As the Guam Daily Post pointed out (the bold is mine):“If there’s one reason I didn’t hesitate going into the mediation, it’s because it allows for a quick resolution especially with a portion of my clients who want a resolution,” Lujan told The Guam Daily Post.
With many clients in their 60s and 70s and several of them ill, Lujan said he believes his clients would want to get “something” for their families before they pass away.Because mediation has failed, Archbishop Byrnes have decided to file for bankruptcy. After filing for bankruptcy, the bankruptcy judge will set a "bar date period" for additional clergy claims abuse to be filed. After the "bar date period" no lawsuits can be filed against the Archdiocese. Nevertheless, more lawsuits are now coming in faster than before. Archbishop Byrnes made known his plans to file for bankruptcy on November 7th. See the story here.
After the announcement of bankruptcy, two days later TWO lawsuits was filed against the Archdiocese. On November 9th, a lawsuit was filed by M.C.A. against two dead priests: Monsignor Jose Ada Leon Guerrero and Raymond Techaira who both served as priests in the Asan parish. M.C.A. is a client of Attorney David Lujan. See the story here dated November 9, 2018.
On the same day, another news report came out about another lawsuit filed against the Archdiocese. E.F.C. filed a lawsuit against a former teacher of St. Anthony Catholic School. Her lawyer is also Attorney David Lujan. The interesting thing about this last lawsuit was that the name of the accused was protected. According to the Pacific Daily News (the bold is mine):
A former student at St. Anthony Catholic School in Tamuning filed on Friday a $5 million lawsuit accusing her former teacher of sexually abusing her for about a year when she was 13 around 2012 to 2013.
The plaintiff is identified in Superior Court of Guam documents only as E.F.G. to protect her privacy. The lawsuit also identified the teacher only by his initials, H.J.
E.F.G., represented by Attorney David Lujan, said in her lawsuit that H.J. was her teacher at the Catholic school between late 2012 through mid-2014.2013 was only five years ago. Why did she not report it to her parents and to the police? Surely, one cannot claim that the parents would not believe her. The Boston sex scandal occurred in 2002 and SNAP was in Guam in 2011. Therefore, after 2011 priests were no longer placed on pedestals, and people were already aware of the sex scandal among the clergy. Another interesting thing is why hide the name of the accused? All the people previously accused of child sexual abuse have been named.
What do the Catholics of Guam expect to see after the filing of bankruptcy? According to news report (the bold is mine):
Perez said just because the archdiocese is filing for bankruptcy does not mean it will go out of business.
“In my discussions with attorneys from my team with extensive experience in these types of bankruptcies, this filing will allow the archdiocese to reorganize and still be operational after the claims are paid and the bankruptcy is closed,” he said.
James said the archdiocese’s bankruptcy filing will automatically stop any further action in the lawsuits that have been filed, and it will create a deadline for all Guam clergy abuse victims to file claims.
“It will be important for those who have not come forward to do so and file their claim,” said James, who, along with Vernon, has extensive experience in Catholic church bankruptcies.
There are important deadlines in a bankruptcy that must be met. All claims against the archdiocese must be filed prior to the “claims bar date,” which will be set by the bankruptcy judge, the attorneys said.
Yes, the filing of bankruptcy will allow the Archdiocese to reorganize and still be operational. How do you think it will be reorganize? Just as we have learned from the Churches in the United States who filed for bankruptcy, parishes were closed down. Guam is a small island with a parish in every village and not every parish is filled to capacity. Any bankruptcy judge can see that parishes can be closed down while members join the other nearby parishes. An example are the parishes of Yona, Chalan Pago, Barrigada, and Mangilao. These parishes are within driving distance of each other. Agana Heights and Sinajana can also be shut down and join the Masses held in the Cathedral.
Once they start closing the parishes and selling it, you can start thanking the JungleWatch Nation for destroying our parishes. . As Archbishop Byrnes stated in the news media (the bold is mine):
Archbishop Michael Jude Byrnes is calling on Catholics to embrace the planned bankruptcy filing, which he said is an opportunity to reorganize the Archdiocese of Agana and become a better church amid nearly 200 clergy sex abuse lawsuits filed since 2016........
"This is an opportunity to reorganize ourselves, to become a better church — the best we can be," Byrnes wrote.........
Yes, a better church. Once they start closing down the parishes and selling it, you can start thanking the Junglewatch Nation for destroying our parishes. Remember that it was the Junglewatch Nation, Silent No More, CCOG, and LFM who introduced, supported, and worked for the passage of a bill that lifted the statutes of limitations.....a bill that would eventually take away many of the assets of the Church and close down our parishes.....a bill that left no investigative measure of determining who are the real victims of abuse and who are the fake ones. And if you think that people cannot come out, fabricating stories of child abuse, see my last post on More on Judge Kavanaugh.
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