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7 7 H a ¿M arianas cVariety £ Micronesia’s Leading Newspaper Since 1972 Vo!. 19 No.82 Saipan, MP 96950 ©1991 Marianas Variety January 4,1991 Serving CNM! for 19 Years Priest charged for abusing altar boys by Teri M. Flores same time shaken by the arrest priest who was responsible for The priest was later released of sexual abuse and one count ot of the priest who is accused of making the San Jose Church a on a $10,000 bail which was assault and battery, entered a not The December 28 airest of sexually abusing his altar boys. model parish.” provided for by Senate Presi guilty plea. San Jose Parish priest Father Members of the San Jose Ayuyu was arrested at the dent Joseph Inos who wasagood According to the information Isaac Masga Ayuyu was a “ real Parich Council also said that they Chalan Kanoa rectory by the friend of the priest. filed in court, it was a common shock,” not only to his superior were “really sad” however, they Department of Public Safety Ayuyu, who appeared with his practice for the victims and the but also to the members of his said that despite the charges that Director Greg Camacho on counsel Miguel Demapan, was other altart boys to sleep at the parish. have been filed against the priest, charges that he sexually abused arraigned Monday in Superior Church on Saturday nights. Bishop TomasCamacho said they said they would still wel altar boys from the San Jose Court. The priest, who was for Ayuyu then would ask one of that he was saddened and at the come him as he was “a good Parish. mally charged with two counts Continued on page 16 Guerra to meet CNMI’s 702 representatives by Rone! B. Concepcion Lt, Governor Benjamin T, Manglona is scheduled to meet next week with the Office of the Territorial and international Affairs Assistant Interim Secretary Stella Guerra, to plan the next Cov enant Section 702 talks. Guerra was earlier appointed by US President George Bush as his official representative to negotiate a new seven-year financial agreement with the CNM I. Guerra w ill arrive in the C N M I on Thursday evening, as part of a western Pacific visit, and w ill depart on Saturday, L t G o v . Manglona, appointed by Governor Larry I Guerrero to representtheCNMl in tie negotiation,said that drey have requested Guerra to meet them on Friday at about 10 in the morning..."this will be a very informal meeting." “The 702 Representatives w ill tentatively schedule the talks regarding the future financial funding between the United States and the Commonwealth,” he said. Goetra has also accepted an invitation to be the guestspeakerof the annual membership meeting of the Marianas Visitors Bureau, scheduled to be held at the Hyatt Regency’s Gilltgans on January 11. Manglona is contemplating that the best time for bargaining could be by April or May,"ho give us enough time tocome out with a proposed package, that w ill include the C N M I’s infrastructure and government operations requirement.” TheCovenant permits for theSection 702 discussion prior to the expiration dare o f the current seven-year financial assistance, he said, The current financial assistance w ill expire by !992...”and we have to start arrangements this year, so that by next year, wc w ill have a new agreement,” he mentioned. As what the C N M I is going to get in the end w ill depend on the success of the negotiation, he said, ContinuecftSn page 17 Fr. Ayuyu (w/book) talks with his counsel minutes after he plead not guilty to charges of sexual abuse of children. Court awards damages to Hefner and attorney Federal Court Judges ages to the appelleesbased instead that a proper, ob entitled to an award or fees community at large and Alex Munson and on Rule 38 of the Local jective measure of damages based upon the local rate in that an award of fees Cristobal Duenas de Rules of Appellate Proce was an award of double private practice. based upon the figure of cided late December to dures. costs and double attorney’s The judges also declined $125 an hour is mani award Superior Court The judges stated that fees. to alter the amount re festly reasonable,” the Presiding Judge Robert based on local rule 38, if The court also ruled quested by the Hefner and judges ruled. Hefner and his counsel the federal court shall de against the contention made his counsel. Munson and Tne federal judges also an amountforattomey’s termine if an appeal is by Mafnas with regards to Duenas ruled that the ruled that although they fees and costs as dam frivolous, it may award the compilation of time and appellee’s request for fees were unpersuaded by ei ages. damages in single or double expenses of Hefner’s was based on the $125 per ther of the appellant’s Jose C. Mafnas and his costs to the appelle includ counsel. hour rate that CNMI law arguments, the court will legal counsel Ted ing attorney s fees. The judges adopted the yers are being paid for. grant the stay pending Mitchell are contesting Based on the five-page rationale found in such “The court believes that appeal since Hefner’s the court’s award of decision, the court could statutes that prevailing in the quality of attorney’s in counsel stated for the double costs and double have awarded any “just” stitutional, salaried or the CNMI AG’s office is record that he did not attorney’s fees as dam sum as damages, but found public service attorneys are higher than that in the legal oppose such move. n NEWSPAPER Uco. STACKS 2-m a r ia n a s v a r ie t y NEWS AND VEWS-FRIDAY-JANUARY 4.1991 FRIDAY, JANUARY 4,1991-MARIANAS.VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 A M eeting Place For O ur Officials predict trends the CNMI will see in 1991 O pinions. A nd Y ours FORUM Predictions made by local of number of both civil and crimi added manpower that I have been mation Officer for the Public Chief Justice Jose Dela Cruz ficials reveal that the CNM I w ill nal cases filed in the court. asking for,” Reyes said. School Systems said that this is hoping that the Senate w ill continue to grow economically Palacios said that the number Saipan Mayor Jesus Deleon w ill be a good year for the PSS eventually pass a b ill that would in 1991. Local officials are one of cases w ill be dependent upon Guerrero is also in the same situ and for the Department of Edu create a Judicial Building Fund Jr’s Agenda in saying that in order to answer the number of investigators han ation where Reyes and Camacho cation as well. intended for the construction of filElSM by John DelRosario, Jr.Jh# the needs brought about by the dling the cases. are. He said he cannot meet the He said that plans are being a Judicial comj lex which will economic boom, adequate in Customs Chief Maj. Pete needs of the public unless a bud made to implement computer house both the T rial and the Su 'ÆiMmJrJL JL ^^JEaJLJBSuLj frastructure and funding should Reyes said that Customs person get has been allocated for his classes in all schools in the CN M I preme Court. We begin the New Year with quite predominant out here. her respective political party’s be provided by the government. nel w ill office. and that Homework Centers w ill Dela Cruz said that the current hope that the last decade of this slate of candidates. I know that It should work quite w ell iirthe Local officials also say that b For 1991, Guerrero is looking fin ally be set-up at the M H S and facility which houses the trial century would yield greater and sense that these specialists would by mid-year the air that whips for them to implement their forward to delivering the basic at the Hopwood Ju nio r High. court is not sufficient enough for better things for each of us. I be in a position to determine across the island would be noisier programs, the Legislature must needs of the people. He however Ramon said that previously, the ever-increasing needs of the Justice, the only know of certain positive under whether patients need to be re than usual. immediately pass the budget. said that without a budget, he only San Vicente, Tanapag, Superior Court. taking which promise to provide ferred off-island for special I am still dazed by the GOP’s Department of Public Safety does not W illiam Reyes and San Antonio “The current facility is literally better services for our people treatment in Honolulu or South superb effort to turn a disadvan Director Greg Camacho said his know Elementary Schools including bursting to the seams and we are answer to Father down the stretch. ern California. And with the tage into complete control in the top priority is the pay increases how he MHS and Hopwood Junior High not able to expand as appropri The Governor is reviewing a services of specialists, diagnosis House of Representatives. I am for the officers of his Depart can de- were the only schools who had ate,” Dela Cruz said. proposal where the NM I Gov taken of every patient should sure you too have done your ment liverand computers.