Delbarton jury starts deliberations on punitive damages in sex assault trial
(Morristown Daily Record) — Jurors resumed deliberations Wednesday to consider punitive damages against the Delbarton School, a week after awarding $5 million to a former student who said he was sexually abused by a priest in 1976.
Can Delbarton recover from $5M sex assault verdict?
The $5 million jury verdict in favor of a Delbarton School graduate who said he was sexually assaulted by a monk a half-century ago could have vast implications for one of New Jersey’s most prestigious private schools, as well as scores of other clergy abuse lawsuits, according to those who followed the landmark trial.
Jury awards $5M to Delbarton grad
In an historic ruling, a jury on Wednesday awarded $5 million to a Delbarton School graduate who accused a monk of sexually abusing him in a campus barn 50 years ago.
Former Delbarton School student wins $5 million award
Delivering a historic verdict that could ripple through the religious and legal communities, a jury in Morristown awarded $5 million in compensatory damages Wednesday to a former Delbarton School student who said he was sexually assaulted at the elite Catholic prep school in 1976.
‘Credibility’ at stake as landmark Delbarton clergy sex abuse trial goes to jury
MORRISTOWN — Seven years after the lawsuit was first filed, and five weeks after the trial began, the verdict in a landmark civil case accusing an ex-Delbarton School monk of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student is now in the hands of a jury.
Former Delbarton School leader, Catholic bishop seeking to replace Archbishop faces scrutiny over sexual abuse scandal
The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) is calling for transparency about the actions of Auxiliary Bishop Elias R. Lorenzo, a potential successor to Archbishop of Newark Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, while he was a leader at Delbarton School.
Decades of disturbing clergy abuse at elite NJ Catholic school set to be exposed…
“Bishop Lorenzo’s rise cannot erase the pain experienced by Delbarton survivors,” said Mark Crawford, SNAP’s New Jersey coordinator. “It is unacceptable that someone who held authority during decades when so many students were being preyed upon should now be considered for further promotion.
Why would a Catholic school seek to deny justice for victims of sexual abuse?
So one must ask, why last month a New Jersey Catholic institution of Benedictine Monks, who operate the Delbarton School and have acknowledged an appalling amount of sexual abuse committed by their clerics against young students, took action in Morris County Superior Court to deny EVERY sexual abuse victim in New Jersey, anyone abused as […]
Judge says Delbarton School lawsuit against attorney will go forward
(NJ.com) MORRIS TOWNSHIP — In June, attorney Gregory Gianforcaro held a news conference outside the Morris County Courthouse to announce his client, a victim of sexual abuse in the 1980s at the Delbarton School, wanted to join a growing chorus of men speaking out about violations they claim went on secretly for years at the school.
Alleged Delbarton abuse victim files lawsuit, asks to be released from gag order
(Star-Ledger) He stood six feet from the microphone on the lawn of the Morris County Courthouse Friday, his wife’s hand clasped and his lips clenched as others spoke of him in the third person. And when it was time to be heard, he didn’t even read his own statement.
Delbarton Abuse Victim Seeks Gag Order Release
(Patch.com) Another person has come forward in the ongoing saga of allegations against Delbarton School and St. Mary’s Abbey involving years of alleged sexual abuse.
Delbarton sex abuse victim wants to speak freely about settlement
(Daily Record) A man who admittedly was sexually abused by a Delbarton School monk when he was a student in 1984 joined victim’s advocates Friday in calling upon leaders of the prestigious school to be “transparent and open” about misconduct by its monks and allow him to speak freely about a confidential lawsuit settlement he […]
