Jury Declines Punitive Damages in Delbarton School Clergy Abuse Case
(Law.com) In the first case in New Jersey concerning decades-old clergy sexual abuse claims to reach trial, a Morris County jury that awarded $5 million in compensatory damages last week to a former Delbarton School student who alleged he faced such…
Statement from Abbot Jonathan Licari and Fr. Michael Tidd
We are pleased and grateful that the jury in the punitive damages phase of this trial unanimously found that St. Mary’s Abbey and Delbarton School are not liable for punitive damages. The jury’s verdict in this phase of the trial is consistent with what they found earlier in the compensatory portion of the trial: St. […]
NJ Catholic School Sex Abuse Victim Speaks Out After Landmark Trial
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Thursday marked the end of what was the first-ever civil trial against the Catholic Church in New Jersey. Read Entire Article and Comments Here Last week, a Morristown jury found that the plaintiff, now in his 60s, was sexually abused by Father Richard Lott as a 15-year-old Delbarton student in the 1970s. […]
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.
Delbarton warns huge damages could kill the school as jury weighs punishment
The same civil jury that last week awarded $5 million to a Delbarton School graduate who said he was molested by a monk in 1976 returned to Superior Court in Morristown on Tuesday to decide whether to impose punitive damages against the former monk and the Benedictine order that runs the Morris Township prep school.
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.
Verdict in Catholic school sex abuse case could mean more trials, advocates say
A New Jersey jury awarded $5 million in damages Wednesday to a Delbarton School graduate, known only as T.M., who alleged he was sexually abused by a Benedictine monk nearly 50 years ago.
Big Payout In NJ Catholic School’s Historic Sex Abuse Trial
(Patch) MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — After two weeks of testimony and two days of deliberations, the verdict on the historic sex abuse case involving Delbarton School is in, according to a report from nj.com.
Ex-student who alleged sex abuse by monk at elite N.J. Catholic school wins $5M in damages
(NBC) The first civil trial against the church in the state involved the former Delbarton School student who said he was sexually abused in the mid-1970s.
Delbarton’s Message on Verdict
This lawsuit was the first civil sex abuse case against the Catholic Church in New Jersey to go to trial under a 2019 law that revived older, previously expired civil claims, allowing alleged victims of child sex abuse to sue. As disappointed as we are in the verdict, we appreciate the hard work over the […]
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.
Jury awards $5 million to Delbarton School sexual abuse survivor
(NJ.com) It took him his whole life to tell his story. Now in his 60s, his long fight ended on Wednesday in a Morris County courtroom.
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.
