Five years ago, the first of several former Agat altar boys came forward to publicly accuse then-Archbishop Anthony Apuron of sexually abusing him, the Guam Times reported. In five years, there have been nearly 300 Guam clergy sex abuse claims for abuses dating back to the 1960s. The archdiocese's bankruptcy case suspended litigation of the civil cases, but approved compensation to law firms and other professionals has now been estimated at $4.8 million. This includes the nearly $414,000 approved last week for services rendered from Dec. 1, 2020, through March 31, 2021. Two other firms' proposed billings are pending.
